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VERONICA CORTINEZ
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
5329 Rolfe Hall
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tel. (310) 206-3132; Fax (310) 206-4757
E-mail: [email protected]
Professional Employment
2017 Visiting Professor, Seminar fĂŒr Romanische Philologie
Georg-August-UniversitÀt Göttingen
2014- Director, Center for Southern Cone Studies
Latin American Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
2003- Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of California, Los Angeles
2005-06 Study Center Director in Chile
Education Abroad Program
University of California
1997-98 Study Center Director in Chile
Education Abroad Program
University of California
1998 Visiting Professor, Departamento de Literatura
Universidad de Chile
1997 Visiting Professor, Instituto de Letras
Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica de Chile
1996-03 Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of California, Los Angeles
1989-96 Assistant Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of California, Los Angeles
Academic Degrees
1990 Harvard University, Ph.D.
Romance Languages and Literatures
1983 Harvard University, A.M.
Romance Languages and Literatures
1981 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.A.
Spanish and Portuguese
1979 Universidad de Chile, Licenciatura en Letras
Literature (DistinciĂłn mĂĄxima)
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Publications
Books
TradiciĂłn e innovaciĂłn en el cine chileno, editor. Santiago: Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2018
(forthcoming).
EvoluciĂłn en libertad: El cine chileno de fines de los sesenta, with Manfred Engelbert. 2 Vol.
Santiago: Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2014 (975 pages; 2 DVDs).
Premio Municipal de Literatura 2015, CategorĂa Ensayo, Ilustre Municipalidad de
Santiago, Santiago, Chile
Reviews:
Sergio Villalobos-Ruminott, âCine, arte y polĂtica a pesar del golpe,â in Revista de
Estudios HispĂĄnicos LI.3 (October 2017): 693-700.
John King, in Mester XLIV (2016): 165-167.
Mario Pozzi-Escot, âEntrevista a VerĂłnica CortĂnez,â in Butaca: DirecciĂłn de Cine y
ProducciĂłn Audiovisual de San Marcos 44 (2016): 64-71.
Federico de CĂĄrdenas, âEvoluciĂłn en libertad,â in Nuevo Texto CrĂtico XXIX.52 (2016):
210-213.
Udo Jacobsen Camus, in Taller de Letras 58 (November 2016): 201-204.
Camila Gatica Mizala, in Journal of Latin American Studies 48.3 (August 2016): 659-
660.
Stefan Rinke, in Iberoamericana 62 (July 2016): 270-271.
Hans FernĂĄndez, in Iberoromania 83 (May 2016): 134-144.
David William Foster, in Chasqui: Revista de Literatura Latinoamericana 45.1 (May
2016): 266-267.
Christian Miranda, in LaFuga.cl (2016): http://2016.lafuga.cl/evolucion-en-libertad/784
Elizabeth RamĂrez-Soto, in Secuencias. Revista de Historia del Cine 42 (Segundo
Semestre 2015): 172-174.
Steve J. Stern, in Revista de CrĂtica Literaria Latinoamericana 82 (December 2015):
415-417.
Isabel Mardones, in Gestos: TeorĂa y PrĂĄctica del Teatro HispĂĄnico 59 (April 2015):
197-199.
HĂ©ctor Soto and Ascanio Cavallo, in âTerapia Chilensis,â Radio Duna, October 30, 2014:
http://www.duna.cl/podcasts/los-canones-cinematograficos-de-
hector/?redir=oldurl
Constanza LeĂłn Aldunate, âEl cine chileno de los 60,â in La Segunda October 24, 2014:
40-41.
FabiĂĄn Llanca, âLibro desmenuza clĂĄsicos y bodrios del cine chileno,â in Las Ăltimas
Noticias October 11, 2014: 54.
Juan Pablo GonzĂĄlez, ââEvoluciĂłn en libertadâ, un libro para escuchar,â in Letrasenlinea
September 25, 2014: http://www.letrasenlinea.cl/?p=6774
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Marco Fajardo, âPresentan libro desmitificador sobre el cine chileno de fines de los años
60,â in ElMostrador.cl September 22, 2014:
http://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2014/09/22/presentan-libro-desmitificador-
sobre-el-cine-chileno-de-fines-de-los-anos-60/
Maureen Lennon Zaninovic, in El Mercurio September 21, 2014: E7.
Marcelo Morales, in CineChile.cl September 14, 2014: http://cinechile.cl/entrevista-142
Rodrigo AlarcĂłn, âEl cine chileno de fines de los sesenta se vuelve a ver en libro de casi
mil pĂĄginas,â in DiarioUChile September 10, 2014:
http://radio.uchile.cl/2014/09/10/el-cine-chileno-de-fines-de-los-sesenta-se-
vuelve-a-ver-en-libro-de-casi-mil-paginas
Pablo MarĂn, âRevisitando los años salvajes del cine chileno en los 60,â in La Tercera
September 6, 2014: 122.
TV Interviews:
âDesde la Casona,â Canal Web de Culturas, Lima, PerĂș, July 4, 2016.
Cable Channel, CĂĄmara de Diputados, Santiago, Chile, October 25, 2014.
âDĂas de Cine, La Historia del Cine Chileno,â Channel 5, Universidad CatĂłlica de
ValparaĂso (UCV-TV), Santiago, Chile, May 22, 2014.
Radio Interviews:
âSonidos literarios,â Radio Manque, Rancagua, Chile, October 4, 2017.
âSemĂĄforo,â Radio Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, September 22, 2014.
âRadiĂłpolis,â Radio Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, September 10, 2014.
âEntre amigos,â Radio Nuevo Mundo, Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2014.
âLa mĂșsica que vemos,â Radio Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, September 4,
2014.
Book Presentations:
Universidad de OâHiggins, Rancagua, Chile, October 4, 2017.
Filomoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, April 4, 2017.
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerĂș, July 4, 2016.
Université de LiÚge, LiÚge, Belgium, March 23, 2016.
Maison de lâAmĂ©rique latine, Paris, France, March 21, 2016.
Universidad de Alicante, Sede Ciudad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, March 17, 2016.
Georg-August-UniversitÀt Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, October 28, 2015.
Cineteca Nacional, Ciudad de MĂ©xico, MĂ©xico, September 21, 2015.
Instituto Cervantes, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, August 20, 2015.
Iberoamerikanisches Institut, Berlin, Germany, March 24, 2015.
Senate House, University of London, London, England, March 23, 2015.
Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, November 6, 2014.
Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile, November 4, 2014.
Feria Internacional del Libro (FILSA), Santiago, Chile, October 25, 2014.
XVIII Festival de Cine Recobrado, ValparaĂso, Chile, October 25, 2014.
Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, Santiago, Chile, September 5, 2014.
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La tristeza de los tigres y los misterios de RaĂșl Ruiz, with Manfred Engelbert. Santiago:
Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2011. (357 pages).
Reviews:
Catherine L. Benamou, in Bulletin of Latin American Research 35.4 (October 2016):
513-515.
Catherine Leen, in Bulletin of Spanish Studies (Glasgow) XCI.6 (2014): 957-958.
Ignacio López-Vicuña, in Revista Iberoamericana LXXX.246 (January-March 2014):
299-301.
Ălvaro Salvador, in Revista Letral (Universidad de Granada) 11 (December 2013): 240-
241.
Sergio Villalobos-Ruminott, in Revista de Estudios HispĂĄnicos XLVII.3 (October 2013):
578-580.
Alicia del Campo, in Hispania 96.3 (September 2013): 580-582.
François Amy de la BretĂšque, in 1895, Revue dâHistoire du CinĂ©ma 69 (Spring 2013):
200-203.
JosĂ© Miguel Palacios, âRuiz: Entrevistas escogidas/La tristeza de los tigres,â in LaFuga.cl
(2013): www.lafuga.cl/ruiz-entrevistas-escogidas-la-tristeza-de-los-tigres/641
Burkhard Pohl, in Iberoamericana 48 (December 2012): 257-259.
Yanet Aguilera Viruez Frankin de Matos, âA incoerĂȘncia e a ironia na linguagem
hipotĂ©tica de RaĂșl Ruiz,â in Caracol (SĂŁo Paulo) 4 (July-December 2012): 160-
170.
Gestos: TeorĂa y PrĂĄctica del Teatro HispĂĄnico 54 (November 2012): 206.
David Vera-Meiggs, in La Panera: PeriĂłdico Mensual de Arte y Cultura 33 (November
2012): 25.
Alfredo BarrĂa Troncoso, in Taller de Letras 51 (November 2012): 307-312.
Juan JesĂșs PayĂĄn, in Mester XLI (September 2012): 137-141.
Laura Hatry, in Lingue e Linguaggi 7 (July 2012): 331-334.
RaĂșl Zurita, in Revista de CrĂtica Literaria Latinoamericana 75 (June 2012): 497-502.
Waldo Rojas, in Nuevo Texto CrĂtico XXIV-XXV.47-48 (2011-2012): 251-253.
Mauricio Maldonado QuilodrĂĄn, âUn texto que analiza la obra fundamental de RaĂșl
Ruiz,â in El Diario de ConcepciĂłn December 21, 2011: 15.
SebastiĂĄn Grant del RĂo, âNuevo libro sobre cineasta: ConcepciĂłn y las claves en el cine
de RaĂșl Ruiz,â in El Sur (ConcepciĂłn) December 21, 2011: 23.
Pedro Pablo Guerrero, âPresentan detallado estudio sobre el cine de RaĂșl Ruiz,â in El
Mercurio December 15, 2011: A24.
TV Interviews:
Cable Channel, CĂĄmara de Diputados, Santiago, Chile, November 4, 2012.
âOff the Record,â Channel 13, Santiago, Chile, October 21, 2012.
Radio Interviews:
âFlashback,â Radio Universidad de ConcepciĂłn, ConcepciĂłn, Chile, January 1, 2012.
http://www.agustinbenelli.blogspot.com
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âVuelan las Plumasâ, Radio Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, December 18, 2011.
http://radio.uchile.cl/podcasts/page/7
âLo que el viento no se alcanzĂł a llevar,â Radio Infinita, Santiago, Chile, December 13,
2011.
Book Presentations:
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, February
6, 2013.
XVI Festival de Cine Recobrado, ValparaĂso, Chile, November 4, 2012.
Film Festival Confrontation 48: La Ville au cinéma, Perpignan, France, April 9, 2012.
XIX Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile, October 6, 2012.
CorporaciĂłn Cultural Artistas del Acero, ConcepciĂłn, Chile, December 21, 2011.
Instituto de la ComunicaciĂłn e Imagen, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, December
20, 2011.
Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, Santiago, Chile, December 15, 2014.
XXIII Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar, Chile, Dec. 1, 2011.
Cine a la chilena: Las peripecias de Sergio Castilla. Santiago: RIL Editores, 2001. (173 pages).
Reviews:
Jorge Ruffinelli, in PoligrafĂas: Revista de Literatura Comparada IV (2003): 267-270.
Sabine Schlickers, in Hispanorama. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Spanischlehrerverbandes
95 (2002): 100.
François Amy de la BretÚque, in Les Cahiers de la CinémathÚque 74 (2002): 151-152.
Mariano Silva, in Revista Chilena de Literatura 59 (2001): 160-162.
Roberto Ignacio DĂaz, in Taller de Letras 29 (2001): 261-263.
MarĂa Paz Mirosevic, in www.ulibros.cl
Revista Caras 352 (September 28, 2001): 133.
Oscar DâEmpaire, in La Verdad (Maracaibo, Venezuela) September 9, 2001: D4.
Andrés Aguirre, in Revista El Såbado, El Mercurio June 30, 2001: 7.
Revista de Libros, El Mercurio May 19, 2001: 10.
Juan Andrés Salfate, in El Mercurio April 17, 2001: C9.
Book Presentations:
VI Festival Internacional de Cine de ValparaĂso, ValparaĂso, Chile, August 31, 2002.
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, June 1,
2001.
Cine Hoyts La Reina, Santiago, Chile, April 17, 2001.
Memoria original de Bernal DĂaz del Castillo. MĂ©xico: Oak Editorial. Estudios de Cultura
Iberoamericana Colonial, 2000. (332 pages).
Reviews:
Sarah H. Beckjord, in Revista HispĂĄnica Moderna 58 (2005): 211-213.
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Carlos M. LĂłpez, in Modern Language Notes 119.2 (March 2004): 385-388.
Luis Fernando Restrepo, in Bulletin of Spanish Studies LXXX.2 (March 2003): 263-264.
Dorina Apahidean, in Mester XXXII (2003): 204-210.
CristiĂĄn Roa de la Carrera, in Colonial Latin American Review 11.2 (2002): 339-342.
Stephan Leopold, in Iberoromania 56 (2002): 174-176.
Mar Campos FernĂĄndez-Figares, in Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana 31 (2002):
328-330.
Kristine Ibsen, in Nueva Revista de FilologĂa HispĂĄnica XLIX.2 (2001): 518-521.
Albricia: La novela chilena del fin de siglo, editor. Santiago: Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2000. (309
pages).
Reviews:
Amanda Holmes, in Revista Canadiense de Estudios HispĂĄnicos 27.2 (2003): 57-59.
Malva E. Filer, in Revista HispĂĄnica Moderna LV.1 (June 2002): 211-213.
Antonieta Monaldi, in Mester XXXI (2002): 150-155.
Ălvaro Salvador, in Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos 619 (January 2002): 126-127.
Ignacio FarĂas, in www.unavuelta.com May 28, 2001.
Rodrigo Hidalgo, in ElMostrador.cl March 1, 2001.
Magdalena Edwards Cox, in El Mercurio February 25, 2001: E19.
El Diario Austral de Valdivia January 10, 2001: A8.
Articles
âLas funciones del plano segĂșn RaĂșl Ruiz,â TradiciĂłn e innovaciĂłn en el cine chileno. Ed.
VerĂłnica CortĂnez. Santiago: Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2018 (forthcoming).
âNuestro Raoul: ÂżDe quĂ© estamos hablando?,â De Ruiz a la utopĂa contemporĂĄnea en el cine
chileno y latinoamericano. Ed. MĂłnica Villarroel. Santiago: LOM, 2017. 167-185.
âCervantes y Gentille Alouette de Sergio Castilla,â Iberoromania 83 (May 2016): 84-102.
âSergio Castilla: The Emblematic Chilean Filmmaker,â The Other 9/11: Chile, 1973âMemory,
Resistance, and Democratization. Eds. Alicia del Campo et al. Special Issue of Radical
History Review 124 (January 2016): 192-202.
âBĂĄlsamo de FierabrĂĄs,â Homenaje afectivo a Francisco MĂĄrquez Villanueva. Eds. Antonio
Cortijo Ocaña and Francisco Layna Ranz. eHumanista/Cervantes: Journal of Iberian
Studies (October 2013): 130-131.
âEl cine chileno de los sesenta: clave para una cultura moderna,â with Manfred Engelbert.
Arpillera sobre Chile: Cine, teatro y literatura antes y después de 1973. Eds. Annette
Paatz and Janett ReinstĂ€dler. Berlin: Edition TranvĂa-Verlag Walter Frey, 2013. 13-59.
âÂżSe habla español?: The Challenge of the Hispanic Wor(l)d,â Hispanorama. Zeitschrift des
Deutschen Spanischlehrerverbandes 130 (November 2010): 79-90.
âGranas e lanas: Memoria de los orĂgenes en Bernal,â Nueva Revista de FilologĂa HispĂĄnica
LVIII.1 (2010): 257-268.
âResponse to âA Curious Omissionâ,â Foreign Policy 158 (January-February 2007): 16, 18.
âSantiagoâs Poetry in Motion,â Foreign Policy 157 (November-December 2006): 87.
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âHistorias del cine chileno,â ElMostrador.cl (November 3, 2005):
http://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/opinion/2005/11/03/historias-del-cine-chileno/
âTeillier,â Pausa: Revista del Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes 5 (October 2005):
92-99.
âNo pasarse de la raya: Una estĂ©tica cinematogrĂĄfica de la transiciĂłn en El chacotero
sentimental,â Memoria, duelo y narraciĂłn. Chile despuĂ©s de Pinochet: literatura, cine,
sociedad. Eds. Roland Spiller et al. Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag, 2004. 81-97.
âRetratos de mujeres, con Violeta: Mijita de Sergio Castilla,â Texto social: Estudios pragmĂĄticos
sobre literatura y cine. Eds. Annette Paatz and Burkhard Pohl. Berlin: Edition TranvĂa-
Verlag Walter Frey, 2003. 123-137.
âEl siglo de Borges,â Taller de Letras 33 (November 2003): 63-82.
âMacondo versus McOndo: La teorĂa de la aldea global,â La literatura iberoamericana en el
2000: balances, perspectivas y prospectivas. Eds. Carmen Ruiz Barrionuevo et al.
Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2003. 279-285.
âLa novela como cartografĂa,â Libros & Lectores 1 (January-March 2003): 30-31.
âPoemas inĂ©ditos de Jorge Teillier,â Revista HispĂĄnica Moderna LV.1 (June 2002): 159-167.
âIsabel Allende,â Latin American Writers. Supplement I. Ed. Carlos SolĂ©. New York: Charles
Scribnerâs Sons, 2002. 1-13.
ââCon la pluma en la manoâ: Los desvĂos de Bernal,â Morada de la palabra: Homenaje a Luce y
Mercedes LĂłpez-Baralt. Ed. William MejĂas LĂłpez. San Juan: Universidad de Puerto
Rico, 2002. 482-487.
âDel exilio al retorno: El largo viaje de un cineasta chileno,â Cine-Lit 2000: Essays on Hispanic
Film and Fiction. Eds. George Cabello-Castellete, Jaume MartĂ-Olivella, and Guy H.
Wood. Corvallis, Oregon: Cine-Lit Publications, 2001. 7-15.
âEl ParaĂso de Elena Castedo: Extraña en la casa de campo,â Albricia: La novela chilena del fin
de siglo. Ed. VerĂłnica CortĂnez. Santiago: Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2000. 71-81.
âÂżHistoria o literatura?: El curioso caso de Bernal,â Estudios coloniales I. Ed. Julio Retamal
Ăvila. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad AndrĂ©s Bello, 2000. 29-42.
âLos modelos de GĂłmara y Bernal,â Crisis, apocalipsis y utopĂas: XXXII Congreso
Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana. Eds. Rodrigo CĂĄnovas and Roberto Hozven.
Santiago: Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica de Chile, 2000. 454-458.
âHoracio y la memoria de Borges,â Sin fronteras: Ensayos de literatura comparada en homenaje
a Claudio GuillĂ©n. Eds. DarĂo Villanueva, Antonio Monegal, and Enric Bou. Madrid:
Editorial Castalia, 1999. 153-161.
âMomento borgeano,â Taller de Letras 27 (November 1999): 116.
âÂżEs posible hacer cine en Chile? Las hazañas del Gringuito de Sergio Castilla,â Perspectivas en
PolĂtica, EconomĂa y GestiĂłn 4 (May 1999): 273-286.
âLa parroquia y el universo: Historia personal del âboomâ de JosĂ© Donoso,â Revista Chilena de
Literatura 48 (April 1996): 13-22.
âPaula: Memorias en silencio,â AntĂpodas: Journal of Hispanic Studies VI-VII (1994-1995): 63-
75.
âDe Poe a Borges: La creaciĂłn del lector policial,â Revista HispĂĄnica Moderna XLVIII.1 (June
1995): 127-136.
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âMundo Nuevo: Propuesta para una nueva literatura,â Revista Canadiense de Estudios
HispĂĄnicos XIX.2 (Winter 1995): 299-309.
âEl pasado deshonroso de Isabel Allende,â Revista Iberoamericana LX.168-169 (July-December
1994): 1135-1141.
âPersona non grata: ÂżUn latinoamericano en La Habana?,â with Roberto Ignacio DĂaz, La Torre
VIII.30 (April-June 1994): 217-226.
ââYo, Bernal DĂaz del Castilloâ: ÂżSoldado de a pie o idiota sin letras?,â Revista Chilena de
Literatura 41 (April 1993): 59-69.
âEl descubrimiento de AmĂ©rica: ÂżSiempre la misma historia?,â Signos XXI.31-32 (1992): 45-50.
âThe Excitement of Literature: A Lifelong Pursuit,â in Teaching Languages in College:
Curriculum and Content. Ed. Wilga M. Rivers. Lincolnwood, Illinois: National Textbook
Company, 1992. 245-259.
âCrĂłnica, Ă©pica y novela: La Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España y âEl
mundo nuevoâ de Terra Nostra,â Revista Chilena de Literatura 38 (November 1991): 59-
72.
âLa conquista de una tradiciĂłn: Gazapo como oposiciĂłn y analogĂa de Las buenas conciencias,â
Confluencia 7.1 (Fall 1991): 21-29.
âLa construcciĂłn del pasado en la Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España y La
casa de los espĂritus,â Hispanic Review 59.3 (Summer 1991): 317-327.
Reviews
âImaginaciĂłn novelesca: Bernal DĂaz entre gĂ©neros y Ă©pocas by Oswaldo Estrada,â Hispanic
Review 79.2 (Spring 2011): 330-332.
âNovela chilena: Nuevas generaciones. El abordaje de los huĂ©rfanos by Rodrigo CĂĄnovas,â
Revista Chilena de Humanidades 17 (1996-1997): 171-175.
âThe Nahuas after the Conquest by James Lockhart,â Mester XXI.2 (Fall 1992): 233-236.
Interviews
âEntrevista colectivaâ (Carlos Cerda, Jaime Collyer, Gonzalo Contreras, Carlos Franz, DarĂo
Oses), Albricia: La novela chilena del fin de siglo. Ed. VerĂłnica CortĂnez. Santiago:
Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2000. 231-262.
âLos territorios imaginarios de un novelista chileno,â Mester XXIX (2000): 166-181.
âCarlos GermĂĄn Belli, o el umbral del mĂĄs allĂĄ,â Confluencia 12.1 (Fall 1996): 205-209.
âJosĂ© Leandro Urbina, novelista chileno,â Caras 153 (February 1994): 91-92.
âCarlos Fuentes y su segunda patria,â Hispania 74.1 (March 1991): 131-133.
âCarlos Fuentes opina de Chile,â Caras 58 (July 1990): 84-85.
âValentina Vargas,â Caras 54 (May 1990): 65-68.
âIsabel Allende y Antonio SkĂĄrmeta,â Revista Chilena de Literatura 32 (November 1988): 79-
89.
âEntrevista a RaĂșl Ruiz,â with Roberto Castillo Sandoval, Plaza 14-15 (Spring-Fall 1988): 7-15.
âEntrevista a Jorge Edwards,â with Erik Camayd Freixas, Roberto Ignacio DĂaz, and Fanny
Groisman, Plaza 9-10 (Fall 1985-Spring 1986): 5-19.
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Lectures
âGermĂĄn Becker y RaĂșl Ruiz: ÂżPolos opuestos del Nuevo Cine chileno?,â Invited Lecture,
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Boston College, Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts, April 11, 2018.
âAmplitud y variedad del cine chileno de los años sesenta,â Invited Lecture, Department of
Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
April 10, 2018.
âDefensa e ilustraciĂłn del cine chileno de los sesenta,â Invited Lecture, Instituto de Estudios
Audiovisuales, Universidad de OâHiggins, Rancagua, Chile, October 4, 2017.
âDe Ercilla a Bolaño: Las grandes obras de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts
University Exchange Program, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, August 3, 2017.
âÂżQuĂ© hacer con los padres? Alberto Fuguet y los autores del boom,â Invited Lecture, Georg-
August-UniversitÀt Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, June 28, 2017.
âNuestro Raoul: ÂżDe quĂ© estamos hablando?,â Keynote Speech, âRaĂșl Ruiz desde Chile:
cartografĂas y metamorfosis,â Cineteca Nacional, Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda,
Santiago, Chile, July 25, 2016.
âChilean Literary History,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program, Universidad de
Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 22, 2016.
âPablo Nerudaâs Machu Picchu,â Machu Picchu to the Galapagos Tour, UCLA Alumni Travel,
Sacred Valley, Peru, July 8, 2016.
âMario Vargas Llosa: The Emblematic Peruvian Writer,â Machu Picchu to the GalĂĄpagos Tour,
UCLA Alumni Travel, Lima, Peru, July 6, 2016.
âRuiz y Littin: ÂżDos polos del Nuevo Cine Chileno?â Invited Lecture, Centro de Estudios
Iberoamericanos Mario Benedetti, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, March 16,
2016.
âChilean Literary History: From Ercilla to Bolaño,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange
Program, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 24, 2015.
âÂżCĂłmo escribir la historia del cine chileno de los sesenta?,â Simposio Internacional âHistoria,
Historiadores e HistoriografĂa del Cine,â XVIII Festival de Cine Recobrado, ValparaĂso,
Chile, October 22, 2014.
âChilean Literature,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program, Universidad de Chile,
Santiago, Chile, July 25, 2014.
âEl nuevo cine chileno,â Invited Lecture, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Haverford
College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2013.
âEstĂ©tica y polĂtica en una forzada transiciĂłn transatlĂĄntica: De La expropiaciĂłn a DiĂĄlogos de
Exiliados,â Invited Lecture, Instituto de la ComunicaciĂłn e Imagen, Universidad de Chile,
Santiago, Chile, April 2, 2013.
âLas funciones del plano segĂșn RaĂșl Ruiz,â Invited Lecture, Simposio Internacional sobre RaĂșl
Ruiz, XVI Festival de Cine Recobrado, ValparaĂso, Chile, November 8, 2012.
âHomenaje a RaĂșl Ruiz,â Invited Lecture, XIX Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia,
Valdivia, Chile, October 6, 2012.
âUne mĂ©tropole latino-amĂ©ricaine au cinĂ©ma: lâexemple de Santiago,â Invited Lecture, Film
Festival Confrontation 48: La Ville au cinéma, Perpignan, France, April 9, 2012.
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âA Novelist in Paula: The Journalistic Origins of Isabel Allende,â Invited Lecture, Long Beach
Reads One Book Series, Panel on âThe Many Lives of Isabel Allende,â Museum of Latin
American Art, Long Beach, California, March 17, 2012.
âPeriferia y centro: ConcepciĂłn, el teatro y la biografĂa artĂstica de RaĂșl Ruiz,â Invited Lecture,
CorporaciĂłn Cultural Artistas del Acero, ConcepciĂłn, Chile, December 21, 2011.
âEl comienzo de Tres tristes tigres y las funciones del plano segĂșn RaĂșl Ruiz,â Invited Lecture,
Instituto de la ComunicaciĂłn e Imagen, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, December
20, 2011.
âRaĂșl Ruiz en los Festivales de Viña del Mar de 1967 y 1969,â Invited Lecture, XXIII Festival
Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar, Chile, December 1, 2011.
âEl cine chileno de los sesenta: clave para una cultura moderna,â Keynote Speech, Symposium
âMedio siglo de cultura chilena,â UniversitĂ€t des Saarlandes, SaarbrĂŒcken, Germany, July
6, 2011.
âLas raĂces de Ruiz,â Invited Lecture, Instituto de la ComunicaciĂłn e Imagen, Universidad de
Chile, Santiago, Chile, December 7, 2010.
âLove and Politics in the Poetry of Pablo Neruda,â Invited Lecture, Opera for Educators, Music
Center, Los Angeles, California, September 11, 2010.
âCanon Formation in Chilean Literature,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 14, 2010.
âHitos de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 13, 2009.
âĂltimas imĂĄgenes de Chile: La buena vida de AndrĂ©s Wood,â Invited Lecture, Georg-August-
UniversitÀt Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, May 27, 2009.
âWomen in Post-Dictatorship Chile: The Case of The Sentimental Teaser,â Invited Lecture,
Hunter College, New York, December 16, 2008.
âHistoria de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 23, 2008.
âÂżSe habla español?: The Challenge of the Hispanic Wor(l)d,â Keynote Speech, Lifto Amundson
Lecture, Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, University of South Dakota, Vermillion,
South Dakota, April 24, 2008.
âA Literary Map of Chile,â Treasures of South America, UCLA Alumni Travel, Puerto Varas,
Chile, March 27, 2008.
âKeys to a Comparative History of Argentina and Chile,â Treasures of South America, UCLA
Alumni Travel, Bariloche, Argentina, March 25, 2008.
âThe Literary Foundation of Buenos Aires,â Treasures of South America, UCLA Alumni Travel,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 22, 2008.
âTrayectoria de Diamela Eltit,â Diplomado de Literatura Latinoamericana del Siglo XXI,
Universidad de Guadalajara en Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, March 10, 2008.
âGrandes obras de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 18, 2007.
âLa Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España de Bernal DĂaz del Castillo,â Invited
Lecture, UniversitÀt Bremen, Bremen, Germany, December 20, 2006.
âBernal DĂaz del Castillo,â Keynote Speech, V Jornada de InvestigaciĂłn del Doctorado en
Literatura,â P. Universidad CatĂłlica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, November 10, 2006.
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âHistoria de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 13, 2006.
âÂżEs Johnny Cien Pesos la pelĂcula emblemĂĄtica de la transiciĂłn a la democracia?,â Pontificia
Universidad CatĂłlica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, May 10, 2006.
âLos estudios coloniales hispanoamericanos,â Invited Lecture, Universidad Adolfo Ibåñez,
Santiago, Chile, May 2, 2006.
âDe Medina a MĂ©xico: memoria y construcciĂłn del presente en Bernal DĂaz del Castillo,â Invited
Lecture, UniversitÀt zu Köln, Köln, Germany, January 17, 2006.
âLa obra de Jorge Teillier,â Lanzamiento Revista Pausa, XXV Feria Internacional del Libro de
Santiago, Centro Cultural EstaciĂłn Mapocho, Santiago, Chile, November 1, 2005.
âCanon de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 21, 2005.
âLa Castilla de Bernal,â Invited Lecture, Departamento de Letras Modernas, Universidade de SĂŁo
Paulo, Brazil, June 14, 2005.
âÂżEscribir en tiempos visuales? Las pelĂculas de mi vida y Cortos de Alberto Fuguet: textos del
siglo XXI,â P. Universidad CatĂłlica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, May 16, 2005.
âGustavo Graef Marino: un cineasta internacional,â Invited Lecture, Georg-August-UniversitĂ€t
Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, June 29, 2004.
âFormas y reformas de Bernal,â Invited Lecture, Symposium âColonial Latin American
Literature: A State of the Art,â Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University,
October 24, 2003.
âPolĂtica y canon en el cine chileno,â Invited Lecture, Council on Latin American and Iberian
Studies, Yale University, October 23, 2003.
âGoodbye Pinochet o un cine para la transiciĂłn,â Invited Lecture, UniversitĂ€t Bremen, Bremen,
Germany, June 23, 2003.
âEl cine chileno actual,â Invited Lecture, Humboldt-UniversitĂ€t zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, June
17, 2003.
âLos niños acusan: Largo viaje y ValparaĂso mi amor,â Latin American Studies Association,
Dallas, Texas, March 28, 2003.
âLos parĂ©ntesis invisibles de Bernal DĂaz del Castillo,â Invited Lecture, Homenaje a Francisco
MĂĄrquez Villanueva, Real Colegio Complutense and Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, January 18, 2003.
âRecuerdos del pasado en el cine chileno, El chacotero sentimental,â 8 Colloque International du
Centre de Recherches Interuniversitaire sur les Champs Culturels en Amérique Latine,
Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III, France, October 26, 2002.
âDocumentales chilenos en Alemania,â Invited Lecture, UniversitĂ€t Hamburg, Hamburg,
Germany, June 25, 2002.
âAlberto Fuguet y la nueva narrativa chilena,â Invited Lecture, Georg-August-UniversitĂ€t
Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, June 21, 2002.
âCervantes y Gentille Alouette de Sergio Castilla,â PacĂficas Convivencias: Homenaje a
Francisco MĂĄrquez Villanueva, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of
California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 2002.
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âRetratos de mujeres, con Violeta: Mijita de Sergio Castilla,â Conference on World Cinema:
International and US Independent Productions, Miami Film Festival, Miami Beach,
Florida, January 28, 2002.
âPoemas inĂ©ditos de Jorge Teillier,â Congreso Internacional de PoesĂa HispĂĄnica, Universidad
Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, January 11, 2001.
âThe Originality of Bernal DĂaz del Castillo,â Invited Lecture, Symposium on Colonial
Literature, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Boston College, Chestnut
Hill, Massachusetts, November 10, 2000.
âChile y Cuba: El caso del cineasta Sergio Castilla,â Cuban Research Institute, Florida
International University, Miami, Florida, October 20, 2000.
âConstrucciĂłn de la historia literaria chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange
Program, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 28, 2000.
âDel exilio al retorno: El largo viaje de un cineasta chileno,â Invited Lecture, Georg-August-
UniversitÀt Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, July 4, 2000.
âMacondo versus MacOndo: TeorĂa de la aldea global,â XXXIII Congreso del Instituto
Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, Salamanca, Spain, June 27, 2000.
âArte y realidad: RepresentaciĂłn de la polĂtica chilena en las pelĂculas de Sergio Castilla,â Cine-
Lit Internacional Conference, Oregon State University, Portland, Oregon, February 18,
2000.
âGĂłmara y Bernal: Los dos pilares de la conquista de MĂ©xico,â Invited Lecture, Simposio de la
Sociedad Chilena de Estudios Literarios, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, August
26, 1999.
âEl siglo de Borges,â Keynote Speech, Congreso de la AsociaciĂłn de LingĂŒĂstica y FilologĂa de
la América Latina, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, August 11, 1999.
âGĂłmara y Bernal: Diferencias de estilo,â Invited Lecture, âEscritura, Individuo y Sociedad en
España y las AmĂ©ricas,â Simposio en homenaje a las hermanas LĂłpez-Baralt,
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, November 19, 1998.
âÂżHistoria o literatura?: El curioso caso de Bernal,â Invited Lecture, Universidad Nacional
Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile, November 16, 1998.
âCrisis de la identidad chilena actual,â Invited Lecture, AsociaciĂłn de Damas DiplomĂĄticas,
Residencia Embajada de Uruguay, Santiago, Chile, August 4, 1998.
âUna mirada a la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 24, 1998.
âLos modelos de GĂłmara y Bernal,â XXXII Congreso del Instituto Internacional de Literatura
Iberoamericana, Santiago, Chile, July 1, 1998.
âÂżSendero que se bifurca? El escritor hispanoamericano entre el compromiso polĂtico y la
universalidad,â Invited Lecture, Seminarios del MagĂster en GestiĂłn y PolĂticas PĂșblicas,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, June 26, 1998.
âHoracio y la memoria de Borges,â Invited Lecture, Ciclo de conferencias âBorges, laberintos,
libros, espejos,â Biblioteca Nacional, Santiago, Chile, August 22, 1997.
âPanorama de la literatura chilena,â Invited Lecture, Tufts University Exchange Program,
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 25, 1997.
ââCon la pluma en la manoâ: las bifurcaciones de Bernal,â Invited Lecture, United States
International University, MĂ©xico D.F., MĂ©xico, July 3, 1997.
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âViaje a la semilla: El origen literario de la identidad latinoamericana,â Invited Lecture,
Seminarios del MagĂster en GestiĂłn y PolĂticas PĂșblicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago,
Chile, April 25, 1997.
âHistoria polĂtica y cultural chilena,â Invited Lecture, Universidad de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina,
February 4, 1997.
âEl retrato de CortĂ©s: Las tĂ©cnicas de Francisco LĂłpez de GĂłmara y Bernal DĂaz del Castillo,â
XXXI Congreso del Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, Caracas,
Venezuela, June 24, 1996.
âPaula: Memorias en silencio,â Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies and Pacific
Coast Council on Latin American Studies, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 7, 1995.
âHomenaje a Julio CortĂĄzar,â Symposium â1914 CortĂĄzar 1994â, Department of Spanish and
Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, California, November 17, 1994.
âLa parroquia y el universo: Historia personal del âboom'âde JosĂ© Donoso,â XXX Congreso del
Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, June 13, 1994.
âCastedo en la casa de campo: Extraña en el paraĂso,â 46th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language
Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 23, 1993.
âMundo Nuevo: Una literatura sin fronteras,â Invited Lecture, Congreso Internacional de
Escritores, Santiago, Chile, August 29, 1992.
ââYo, Bernal DĂaz del Castilloâ: ÂżSoldado de a pie o idiota sin letras?,â III Congreso de Culturas
HispĂĄnicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, August 13, 1992.
âEl descubrimiento de AmĂ©rica: ÂżSiempre la misma historia?,â X Simposio Internacional de
Literatura, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la EducaciĂłn, Santiago, Chile,
August 7, 1992.
âCivilice a su troglodita: Isabel Allende y las revistas femeninas,â 45th Annual Kentucky Foreign
Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 23, 1992.
âBernal entretenido: Tensiones y contradicciones narrativas,â 13th Louisiana Conference on
Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
February 27, 1992.
âMundo Nuevo: Propuesta para una nueva literatura,â 107th Modern Language Association
Convention, San Francisco, California, December 28, 1991. (Special Session Organizer).
âFray BartolomĂ© de Las Casas y Michel de Montaigne: ÂżDefensores del Nuevo Mundo?,â Mid-
America Conference on Hispanic Literature, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
October 4, 1991. (Session Organizer and Chair).
âRecordatorio familiar: Bernal DĂaz del Castillo y Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y GuzmĂĄn,â
44th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky, April 27, 1991. (Session Organizer and Chair).
âLa Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España: Una crĂłnica anĂłmala,â 5th Annual
Confluencia Conference, University of Northern Colorado, Greely, Colorado, October 12,
1990.
âPersona non grata: ÂżUn latinoamericano en La Habana?,â with Roberto Ignacio DĂaz, Mid-
America Conference on Hispanic Literature, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado,
October 5, 1990.
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âCrĂłnica, Ă©pica y novela: La Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España y âEl
mundo nuevoâ de Terra Nostra,â XXVIII Congreso del Instituto Internacional de
Literatura Iberoamericana, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, June 20, 1990.
âDe Poe a Borges: La evoluciĂłn del lector implĂcito,â 43rd Annual Kentucky Foreign Language
Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, April 28, 1990.
âUn simulacro de crĂłnica: âEl mundo nuevoâ en Terra Nostra,â A Five-College Symposium
Honoring Lewis U. Hanke, âReflections of Social Reality: Writings in Colonial Latin
America,â University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, April 21, 1990.
âLa conquista de una tradiciĂłn: Gazapo como oposiciĂłn y analogĂa de Las buenas conciencias,â
11th Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 23, 1990.
âLa tradiciĂłn de lo nuevo: El descubrimiento de AmĂ©rica y el acto de la lectura,â Mid-America
Conference on Hispanic Literature, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, November
10, 1989.
ââLo incierto y aĂșn desconocidoâ: Otra lectura de AmĂ©rica,â 4th Annual Confluencia Conference,
University of Northern Colorado, Greely, Colorado, October 12, 1989.
âEl legado de las crĂłnicas de Indias,â 4th Discurso Literario International Colloquium, Rice
University, Houston, Texas, April 8, 1988.
Panels, Q&A, and Round Table Discussion
âQ&A with Lucrecia Martel,â UCLA Film & Television Archive, Billy Wilder Theater, Los
Angeles, California, April 20, 2018.
Organizer and Moderator, âÂĄGracias a la vida! Celebrating Violeta Parra (1917-1967),â Center
for Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute, University of California, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, California, March 2, 2018.
Co-organizer and Moderator, âEncuentro de artistas chilenos en Los Angeles,â Center for
Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, California, February 16, 2018.
âQ&A with GermĂĄn Berger-Hertz,â Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute,
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, January 24, 2018.
âQ&A with Lissette Orozco,â Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute,
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, November 8, 2017.
âIntroducciĂłn al cine chileno de los 60 y presentaciĂłn de pelĂculas,â Series âRevisiĂłn del cine
chileno de los 60.â Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, April 4-5, 11-12, 2017.
âConversaciĂłn con Alberto Fuguet,â Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute,
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, November 3, 2016.
âQ&A on Pablo LarraĂnâs film No,â Cultural Series âChile-MĂ©xico: Encuentro de Los Angeles,â
Consulado General de MĂ©xico, Los Angeles, California, October 6, 2016.
âQ&A with Chilean Filmmaker SebastiĂĄn Vives,â Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin
American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
March 8, 2016.
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âRound Table Discussion with the Consulate Generals of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay,â
Symposium âEl Cono Sur y sus desafĂos,â Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin
American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
January 12, 2016.
âQ&A with Carla Ortiz on Olvidados,â Boliviaâs Official Selection as Foreign Language Film
for the Academy Awards, Laemmle Royal Theater, Los Angeles, California, October 3,
2015.
âCultura Popular Chilena 2015: Round Table Discussion with Francisca Valenzuela and JosĂ©
Ignacio Valenzuela,â Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute,
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, May 20, 2015.
Co-organizer, âThe Other September 11th: Chile, 1973: Memory, Resistance, and
Democratization,â Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern Cone, Latin American
Institute, November 8-9, 2013.
âQ&A with Sergio Castilla,â James Bridges Theater, University of California, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, California, November 8, 2013.
âWorking through the Trauma of the Coup in Literature and Film,â Panel Organizer and Chair.
âThe Other September 11th: Chile, 1973: Memory, Resistance, and Democratization,â
Latin American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
November 8, 2013.
âEncuentro con Alicia Scherson: Una chilena en la repĂșblica mundial del cine,â Department of
Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
May 15, 2013.
âRound Table Discussion with Jorge Volpi,â Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University
of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, May 14, 2013.
âEncuentro con Carla Guelfenbein: Una chilena en la repĂșblica mundial de la novela,â
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, California, January 30, 2013.
âQ&A with Pablo LarraĂn and Gael GarcĂa Bernal,â Melnitz Movies, James Bridges Theater,
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, January 24, 2013.
âQ&A with Patricio GuzmĂĄn,â âPatricio GuzmĂĄn: The Watchful Eye,â UCLA Film & Television
Archive, Billy Wilder Theater, Los Angeles, California, April 29-30, 2011.
âA Conversation with Patricio GuzmĂĄn,â Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of
California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, April 29, 2011.
âRound Table Discussion on Antonio SkĂĄrmetaâs Ardiente paciencia,â Latin American
Cinemateca of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California, August
14, 2010.
âRound Table Discussion with Carlos Flores,â Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern
Cone, Latin American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
California, October 15, 2009.
Co-organizer, âChilean Cinema at UCLA,â Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern Cone,
Latin American Institute, October 13-15, 2009.
âRound Table Discussion with RaĂșl Zurita,â Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern Cone,
Latin American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
April 23, 2009.
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âIntroducciĂłn a Sergio Castilla y su obra, presentaciĂłn de sus pelĂculas, diĂĄlogo con el director,â
Retrospectiva de Sergio Castilla, XII Festival Internacional de Cine de ValparaĂso,
ValparaĂso, Chile, August 23-25, 2008.
âRound Table Discussion,â Symposium âCultures and Politics of Memory and Human Rights in
Post-dictatorship Southern Cone,â Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of
California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, May 22, 2008.
âRound Table Discussion with Alberto Fuguet,â IX Latin American Film Festival, University of
California, Irvine, Irvine, California, April 18, 2008.
âALOUD at Central Library: A Conversation with Antonio SkĂĄrmeta,â The Library Foundation
of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California, March 5,
2008.
âEl Manifiesto de Cineastas de la Unidad Popular y el Cine Latinoamericano,â Panel Participant.
Observatorio del Cine Chileno, XI Festival Internacional de Cine de ValparaĂso,
ValparaĂso, Chile, August 21, 2007.
âMorir un poco y El diĂĄlogo de AmĂ©rica de Ălvaro Covacevichâ Film Presentation. XI Festival
Internacional de Cine de ValparaĂso, ValparaĂso, Chile, August 21, 2007.
âRound Table Discussion,â Symposium âOne Hundred Years of Pablo Neruda,â Department of
Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
November 16, 2004.
âDialogue with Alberto Fuguet,â Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of
California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, June 2, 2003.
âSocial Praxis and Collective Imaginary,â Moderator, âThe Powers of Poetry in Spanish, Latin
American, and Latino/a Cultures,â University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Oct. 24, 1996.
Organizing Committee, Symposium â1914 CortĂĄzar 1994,â Department of Spanish and
Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, California, November 17, 1993.
âThe Development of New Cultures,â Moderator, The Columbus Paradox International
Conference, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of California, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, California, January 23, 1992.
Organizing Committee, Symposium âFemale Discourse: Present, Past and Future,â Department
of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Los Angeles, California, April 2-3,
1991.
âLa literatura de los hispanos en Estados Unidos,â Panel Discussant. 5th Annual Confluencia
Conference, University of Northern Colorado, Greely, Colorado, October 12, 1990.
Organizer and Moderator, âWilga Rivers at UCLA,â Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
University of California, Los Angeles, California, January 24, 1990.
Courses, Seminars, and Tutorials Taught
Graduate Seminars on Bernal DĂaz del Castillo, Francisco LĂłpez de GĂłmara, and Alberto Fuguet
Honors Seminars on Isabel Allende, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio CortĂĄzar, and Violeta Parra
Cinema, Politics, and Aesthetics: The Case of Sergio Castilla
Violence and Memory in the Hispanic World
Half a Century of Chilean Culture: 1960-2010
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Chilean Literature and Film
Contemporary Chilean Novel
Contemporary Spanish American Novel
Contemporary Spanish American Short Story
Latin American Women Writers
Literary Theory
Film and Colonial Latin American Literature
The crĂłnicas de Indias and the New Latin American Novel
Colonial Latin American Literature
European Thinkers of the Sixteenth Century
Civilization of Spanish America and Brazil
Other Teaching
External Evaluator, Ph.D. Committee for MarĂa Luisa GarcĂa, Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica de
Chile, Santiago, Chile, 2017-present.
âLatin American Literature and Film,â Lecture for Bonnie Taubâs course on âLatin American
Scholarship,â Latin American Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Fall 2015,
Fall 2017.
Field-trip with Spanish 120 class to see the film Memorias del subdesarrollo by Tomås Gutiérrez
Alea, Art on Screen Series, Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, February 28, 2017.
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program, UCLA Graduate Division, 2007, 2008, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017.
Graduate Research Mentorship Program, UCLA Graduate Division, 2006-2007, 2007-2008,
2016-2017.
Dinner for 12 Strangers, Student Alumni Association at UCLA, March 3, 1991; March 4, 2001;
February 25, 2017.
âRalph J. Buncheâs Legacy: Minorities in the Workplace,â Alumni Scholars Club, James West
Alumni Center, University of California, Los Angeles, May 25, 2016.
Field-trip with Spanish 161 class to see the play Diciembre by Guillermo CalderĂłn, Red Cat, Los
Angeles, California, February 26, 2010.
âThe Portable Classroom: Video Conferencing on the Fly,â Forum Participant, Scholarship in a
New Media Environment, UCLA Office of Instructional Development, April 11, 2003.
âIn Between Two Worlds: The Loss of Innocence in the Works of Carlos Fuentes and Elena
Castedo,â Teachers as Scholars Seminar, âThe End of Childhood,â UCLA International
Studies and Overseas Program, May 30, 2001.
âThe New Chilean Novel,â Westfield Inter-Collegiate Residence for Women, âEvenings of
Conversation,â Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2001.
âWhat Makes for Good Teaching?,â Forum Participant, Scholarship in a New Media
Environment, UCLA Office of Instructional Development, February 2, 2001.
âPablo Neruda,â Lecture for Leonard Koffâs course on âNobel Laureates,â UCLA Extension,
June 1, 1999.
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âMundus Novus: First European Representations of America,â Lecture for the Latin American
Studies Committee of the Southern California Council of International Studies,
University of Judaism, March 2, 1995.
âColonial Latin American Literature,â Lectures for James Lockhartâs interdisciplinary seminar
on âLatin Americanist Scholarship,â Latin American Institute, University of California,
Los Angeles, Fall 1991, Fall 1992.
Doctoral Students
Lourdes Arévalo (degree expected: 2018), Santa Monica College, Los Angeles, California
âLa novela colombiana del Bogotazoâ
Francesca Gambini (degree expected: 2018), Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California
âLa producciĂłn cultural del PerĂș ante la ComisiĂłn de la Verdad y ReconciliaciĂłnâ
Ezekiel Trautenberg (degree expected: 2018)
âA Porous Cinema: Cosmopolitanism and Cinephilia in Chilean Art Cinema (2005-2015)â
Claudia Villegas-Silva (2012), Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
âTecnologĂas en escena: Del teatro multimedia al teatro cibernĂ©tico en España y las AmĂ©ricasâ
Paula Thorrington (2011), University of Point Loma Nazarene, San Diego, California
âAn Ode to Joy: Chilean Culture of the Eighties against Pinochetâ
Catalina Forttes (2010), Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica de Chile, ValparaĂso, Chile
âUna obra en transiciĂłn: La narrativa de Alberto Fuguetâ
Leah H. Kemp (2010), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
âCitizenship in Chilean Post-dictatorship Film: 1990-2005â
Rachel Van Wieren (2010), National University, Los Angeles, California
âExploring the Margins of Patagonia in Chilean Fictionâ
Gabriela Capraroiu (2007), University of La Verne, La Verne, California
âLa conexiĂłn rumana: Alberti, Neruda, Laraâ
Claudia Mesa (2007), Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
âLa emblemĂĄtica en Mateo AlemĂĄn y su cĂrculo intelectualâ
Alejandro Lee (2005), Santa Monica College, Los Angeles, California
âChinos de la diĂĄspora en novelas de Isabel Allende, Mayra Montero y Cristina GarcĂaâ
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Cristina Moon (2005), Chabot College, Hayward, California
âDos pilares confrontados: la Historia de la conquista de MĂ©xico de Francisco LĂłpez de GĂłmara
y la Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España de Bernal DĂaz del Castilloâ
Suk Yong Yi-Kang (2005), Fullerton College, Fullerton, California
âDe la realidad a la ficciĂłn: RepresentaciĂłn de la tortura en la obra de Edgar Brauâ
Dorina Apahidean, (2003), University of North Georgia, Gainesville, Georgia
âLa escritura de la historia en la obra de Francisco LĂłpez de GĂłmaraâ
Ann K. Hills (2002), University of La Verne, La Verne, California
âTraitor: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Betrayal in the Narrative of Jorge Luis Borgesâ
Soraya Alamdari (2001), Glendale Community College, Glendale, California
âFrancisco de Vitoriaâs Teachings on the New Worldâ
Lisa Kay Palmer (1998, co-directed with K. Komar), Cañada College, Redwood City, California
â(Re)Visioning the Female Body: The Doll in Contemporary Latin American Narrativeâ
Department Service
Admission Committee, 2017-present
Chair, Lectures and Symposia Committee, 2014-present
Undergraduate Studies Committee, 2010-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2017
Linguistics Search Committee, 2016
Visiting Colonial Literature Search Committee, 2015
Vice-Chair of Undergraduate Studies, 2009-2010, 2014-2015
Field Coordinator, Spanish American Area, 2012-2013
Lectures and Symposia Committee, 1989-1996, 1999-2001, 2012-2013
Chair, Personnel Committee (elected), 2010-2011
Personnel Committee (elected), 2008-2010
Organizer and Participant, Workshop âEthics in Research and Teaching,â Winter 2009
Vice-Chair of Graduate Studies, 2004, 2008-2009
Chairâs Advisory Committee, 2007-2009
Chair, Latin American Studies Committee, 2007-2008
Chair, Preliminary Exam Committee, 2007-2008
Fellowship Committee, 2007-2008
Lower Division Committee, 1989-1990, 2007-2008
Organizer, Work in Progress Series, 2004
Preliminary Exams Committee, 2002-2004
Chair, Graduate Affairs Committee, 1999-2004
Latin American Studies Committee, 1999-2004
Library Committee, 1999-2004
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Workshop on Job Market Strategies, Fall quarters, 1999-2004
Chair, Colonial Literature Search Committee, 2001-2002
Chair, Teaching Committee, 1999-2000
Mexican Search Committee, 1999-2000
Language Requirement Committee, 1994-1996
Sigma Delta Pi Selection Committee, 1993-1996
Curriculum Committee, 1990-1995
Target of Opportunity Committee, 1990-1991
University Service
Fellowships Review Committee, Graduate Division, 2018
Committee on Faculty Welfare, Academic Senate, 2016-present
Council of Advisors, Faculty Diversity & Development, 2011-present
Faculty Advisory Committee, Latin American Institute, 1991-2004, 2014-present
Faculty Advisory Committee, Latin American Studies MA Program, 1991-2004, 2013-present
Faculty Board, Center for Southern Cone Studies, Latin American Institute, 2008-2014
Teaching Committee, Academic Senate, 2003-2004, 2006-2008, 2011-2014
Committee on Academic Personnel Ad Hoc Committee, 2007-2008
Small Grants Committee, Latin American Center, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2009
Interviewer, Education Abroad Program, 1992-96, 1999-2004, 2007-2008
Faculty Advisory Committee, Education Abroad Program, ISOP, 1999-2004
Research Assistant Selection Committee, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002
Committee on Academic Personnel Ad Hoc Committee, 2001
Focus Group on Gender Equity, Office of the Chancellor, 2001
Evaluator, UCLA Latin American Literary Prize, Latin American Center, 1995-1999
Faculty Advisory Committee, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1995-1996
Latin American Studies Interdepartmental Committee, Latin American Center, 1993-1996
Graduate Advisor, Latin American Center, 1993-1996
Public Programs Committee, Latin American Center, 1992-1996
Interviewer for positions of Faculty-in-Residence, Office of Residential Life, 1992-1996
Evaluator, Fulbright Scholarship, Deanâs Office, 1993
Department Representative, Legislative Assembly of the Academic Senate, 1992-1993
Interviewer for Regents Scholarships, Deanâs Office, 1992
Editorial Service to Scholarly Publications
Reviewer, Transmodernity: Journal of Peripheral Cultural Production of the Luso-Hispanic
World, 2017-present
Reviewer, Journal of Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos, 2016-present
Reviewer, Nations and Nationalism, ASEN London School of Economics, 2015-present
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Advisory Board Member and Reviewer, International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences, 2015-present
Editorial Board Member, Letras Quemadas, 2007-present
Advisory Board Member, Intus-Legere, 2006-present
Advisory Board Member, Taller de Letras, 2001-present
Reviewer, Modern Philology, 2007
Reviewer, Revista Canadiense de Estudios HispĂĄnicos, 2006
Reviewer, Yale University Press, 2003
Reviewer, Revue CiNéMAS, Université de Montréal, 2003
Reviewer, Duke University Press, 1997
Advisor to Mester, graduate student journal, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University
of California, Los Angeles, 1989-1996, 2015-2016
Literary Editor, The Harvard Review, Department of Comparative Literature, Harvard
University, 1986-1989
Editor, Plaza, graduate student journal, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures,
Harvard University, 1981-1989
Related Professional Experience
Advisory Board, Congreso Internacional âEl cine documental de Patricio GuzmĂĄn,â UniversitĂ©
dâArtois, Arras, France, March 2-3, 2017
Evaluator, ComisiĂłn Nacional de AcreditaciĂłn (CNA-Chile), Santiago, Chile, 2017-present
Member, Association Les Amis de Raoul Ruiz, Paris, France, 2015-present
Evaluator, Oficina de EvaluaciĂłn de la InvestigaciĂłn, Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica del PerĂș,
Lima, PerĂș, 2015-present
Evaluator, Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo CientĂfico y TecnolĂłgico (FONDECYT), Santiago,
Chile, 2006, 2012-present
Radio Interview on âForum with Michael Krasny,â KQED San Franciscoâs National Public
Radio, May 17, 2012 (http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201205171030)
Radio Interview on âForum,â KQED San Franciscoâs National Public Radio, March 1, 2010
Member, AsociaciĂłn Internacional de Estudios TransatlĂĄnticos, Brown University, 2010-present
Advisory Council, Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles (LACLA), 2009-present
Evaluator, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2008
Interviewed for article on âChilean Women in the United States: The Road to Success of the Top
Women Scholars,â El Mercurio, Revista Ya, October 10, 2006: 16-17
Featured in article on âThe Most Influential Chilean Professors in the United States,â QuĂ© Pasa
September 22, 2006: 24
Jury President, XII Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile, September 30-
October 6, 2005
Radio Interview on âThe Marc Steiner Show,â WYPR Baltimoreâs National Public Radio,
November 5, 2003
Evaluator, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2003
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Jury President, VI Festival Internacional de Cine de ValparaĂso, ValparaĂso, Chile, August 24-
September 1, 2002
Radio Interview, âEspecial de Agricultura con LucĂa Gevert,â Radio Agricultura, May 10, 1997
Faculty Associate, Delta Terrace, Sunset Village, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995-
1996
Judge, International Poetry Contest, Sociedad de Escritores Americanos, Los Angeles, 1995
TV Presenter, Four Literature Segments, MegavisiĂłn, Channel 9, Santiago, Chile, 1993
Alumni Career Advisor, Office of Career Services, Harvard University, 1992-1996
Consultant, Language Services International, Los Angeles, 1992-1996
Honorary Member, Hispanic Quincentennial Committee of Los Angeles, âTelling Our Story of
the Americasâ Symposium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1992
Faculty-in-Residence, Sunset Village, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991-1995
Faculty Advisor, Graduate Student Association, Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
University of California, Los Angeles, 1990-1991
Foreign Correspondent, Caras, a Chilean magazine, 1988-1995 (articles on Isabel Allende,
Leonard Bernstein, Alfredo Echazarreta, Carlos Fuentes, Antonio Skårmeta, José Leandro
Urbina, and Valentina Vargas)
Resident Tutor, Jordan J Cooperative, Cabot House, Harvard University, 1983-1989
Co-Founder, Cabot House Film Society, Harvard University, 1987
Writer/Researcher for Letâs Go France and Letâs Go Europe in France, Iceland, and Sweden,
Summer 1986
Research Assistant to Carlos Fuentes, Harvard University, Summer 1985
Representative, Graduate Student Council, Harvard University, 1981-1982
Research Assistant, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1980
Research Assistant to Paulius Stelingis, Departamento de Literatura, Universidad de Chile, 1979
Honors and Awards
University of California, Los Angeles:
Academic Senate Research Grant, 1990-2018
Deanâs Discretionary Fund, 2013, 2014
Latin American Institute Conference Grant, 2013
Center for Digital Humanities Grant, 2011, 2013
Ben and Rue Pine Travel Fellowship, 2001, 2013
Friends of Spanish Fellowship, 2002, 2007
Del Amo Fellowship, 2000, 2004
Research Grant, Latin American Center, 1992-1996, 2004
Distinguished Teaching Award, 1998
Faculty Career Development Award, 1992, 1994, 1995
Tinker Field Research Grant, 1993
Faculty Recruitment Award, 1989-1991
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University of California Humanities Research Institute Grant (with Heidi Tinsman), 2013
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Study-Visit Grant, Georg-August-UniversitÀt
Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, Fall 2001
Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities, 1987-1988
Harvard University:
Summer Research Grant, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 1989
Travel Grant, The Harvard Graduate Society Annual Fund, 1988
Certificates of Distinction in Teaching, Derek Bok Center, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1984-
1985, 1985-1986, 1986-1987
Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures,
1986
Full scholarship, 1981-1983
Excellent Teachers List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980, 1981
Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, 1980
Merit Scholarship, Universidad de Chile, 1978-1979