Dr. Eduardo Espina

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Biography

Eduardo Espina is a Professor at Texas A&M University specializing in 19th, 20th, and 21st century Latin American poetry and essays. He joined Texas A&M in 1987 after completing his Ph.D. in Spanish at Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Espina has taught a variety of courses in Latin American literature and professional creative writing. At the graduate level, he offers seminars on Modernismo, early Avant-Garde, NeoBaroque, and Post-Contemporaneity, focusing on individual writers such as Borges, Octavio Paz, and Onetti, as well as trends in cutting-edge writing and early Romanticism in current digital sound poetry. He has published numerous works including a dozen books of essays and literary criticism, with notable titles such as "Las ideas hasta el día de hoy" (Planeta, 2013) and "Quiero escribir pero sale Espina" (Cuarto Propio, 2014). His scholarly contributions include over 40 academic articles and 100 book introductions, notes, and reviews. He has received multiple awards for his work, including the Premio Nacional de Ensayo Uruguay twice and the Premio Municipal de Poesía in 1998. His poetry has been featured in more than 40 anthologies and studied across universities in the United States, Europe, and Latin America, and translated into several languages. In 2007, he was honored with the Texas A&M University Association of Students Distinguished Teaching Award and participated in a prominent symposium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Center for Teaching Excellence.

Research Interests

Requirements for Texas A&M University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree Baccalaureate degree in Communication or related field preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.