Dr. Rodolfo Ortiz

Biography

Rodolfo Ortiz is a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia. He holds a PhD in Hispanic Studies from UBC, an MA in Arts with a focus on Latin American Literature from the University of Pittsburgh, and another MA in Latin American Literature from Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia. His doctoral dissertation, 'Knots and Tangles: Barbarian Circuits and Belligerent Polemics in Early 20th-Century Andean Magazines,' was successfully defended in 2022. Ortiz has played a critical role as the director and editor of the literary magazine La Mariposa Mundial. His academic interests include 20th and 21st Century Latin American Studies, Modernist Studies, Translation Studies, and Comparative Literature. He has published extensively, including a book titled 'Nudos y enredos: revistas andinas del siglo XX' in 2023. His contributions to literature and research are recognized through various publications and conference presentations, with a focus on the interconnections between literature and social sciences in Bolivia and Latin America.

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