José Castro-Urioste

Professor of Spanish
castrour@calumet.purdue.edu
Phone: (219)989-2019
Fax: (219) 989-2165

Education

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh,1993, Latin American Literature. Dissertation: “El discurso de conquista como construcción de la nación en Doña Bárbara.”
M.A., University of Pittsburgh,1990, Latin American Literature.
B.A., Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, 1988, Literature.
Completed all the core courses for majors in Law and Political Science, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru, 1987.

Teaching/Research Specialties

20th century Latin American narrative (novela regional, narrativa indigenista, nueva narrativa); Contemparary Latin American and U.S Latino theater; 19th Latin American prose; Latin American Film.