Dr. Claudio Palomares Salas

Associate Professor

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Biography

Claudio Palomares-Salas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures at Queen's University. He joined the department in 2014 and is renowned for his expertise in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature, Music, Hispanic Avant-Garde Movements, and Political Song, particularly focusing on Latin America from 1960 to 1990 with an emphasis on Mexico. Palomares-Salas has taught various courses on Latin American literature, culture, music, and cinema at institutions including McGill University, the University of Toronto, and Trent University. His significant publications include 'Mexican Canto Nuevo: Music, Politics, Resistance' (Oxford University Press, 2025) and 'Spatiality Hispanic Avant-Garde' (Brill, 2020). His teaching encompasses a range of topics, including Latin American cultures, music culture, and modern Latin American fiction. Palomares-Salas is actively involved in the Latin American Studies minor program and welcomes inquiries regarding this field of study.

Research Interests

Courses

LLCU 248: Introduction Latin American Cultures LLCU 205: Investigating Nations (Mexico) LLCU 244: Hips don’t Lie? Music Culture Latin America LLCU 249: Latin Lovers: Love, Sex Popular Culture LLCU 311: Hispanic, Latino, Latinx? Hispanic Cultures Canada LLCU 395: Modern Latin American Fiction

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.