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Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Michelle Clayton is an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies at Brown University. She completed her PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures at Princeton University in 2003 after studying Modern Languages at Oxford University. Her teaching and research focus on Latin American and Comparative Literature, with particular attention to modern poetry, avant-garde aesthetics, and interdisciplinary intersections of poetry with visual arts and dance. Clayton's significant publication is 'Poetry Pieces: César Vallejo Lyric Modernity' (2011) which connects the Peruvian poet Vallejo to broader literary and artistic movements. She engages with contemporary Latin American narratives and has published extensively on various figures in Latin American modernity. Currently, she is working on a book project titled 'Articulations: Dancing Modernities', which investigates the role of dance in cultural circulation across Europe and the Americas during the early twentieth century. Clayton also coordinates the Flashpoints series at Northwestern University Press and serves on editorial boards for journals in Latin American studies and Comparative Literature.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Teaching and researching in Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies, with a focus on modern and contemporary Latin American literature.
Department: Department of Economics