Professor Dr. Alicia Borinsky

Biography

Alicia Borinsky is a fiction writer, poet, and literary critic who has been published extensively in both English and Spanish across the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Her recent works include 'Low Blows/Golpes Bajos' (short fictions), 'Frivolous Women & Other Sinners' (poetry), both published bilingually, and 'One Way Tickets: Writers and Culture in Exile' (literary criticism). Borinsky has received multiple accolades for her work, including the Latino Literature Prize in Fiction and a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Her research interests encompass the theory and practice of literary translation, transnational cultural studies, contemporary gender literary theory, and the legacy of Latino literature, specifically focusing on the Latin American avant-garde and notable writers of the “Boom” generation such as Huidobro and Borges. She also serves as the Director of the Summer Cultural Studies Program in Buenos Aires.

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