Dr. Dan Russek

Biography

Prof. Russek holds a BA in Philosophy and an MA in Comparative Literature from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He completed his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago, specializing in modern and contemporary Latin American literature and visual arts. His research interests include the intersections of literature, visual arts, media, urban studies, and aesthetics, along with creative writing in Spanish. His scholarly book, 'Textual Exposures: Photography in Twentieth Century Spanish American Narrative Fiction,' was published in 2015 by the University of Calgary Press. He has also worked on a research-creation project titled 'Ejercicios de mística urbana (Practical Poetry),' published in Mexico in 2020. In addition to literary essays, he has published poetry collections in Spanish, including 'Tornasol' and 'Dones del día.' He is currently developing an extended essay entitled 'Cómo escribí algunos de mis sonetos' (How I Wrote Some of My Sonnets) and coordinates the Annual Latin American Spanish Film Week in Victoria.

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