Elmore, Peter Michael

Publications

selected publications

book
chapter
- Abelardo Sánchez León: Los extremos de la poesía. 7-15. 2018
- 2666, de Roberto Bolaño: el resto del todo y el tiempo del fin.. 101-120. 2015
- The Tupac Amaru Rebellion: Anti-colonialism and Proto-nationalism in Late Colonial Peru 2013
- Las aventuras paralelas: El deseo de posesión y la ansiedad de la filiación en The Purple Land de W. H. Hudson. 289-319. 2012
- 'Las ruinas circulares': Borges y el mito de la autoría. 305-329. 2008
journal article
- La migración de Inkarri. 29-47. 2017
- Los restos del inca: "Los funerales de Atahualpa", cuadro de Luis Montero, en la literatura del Perú. Revista de Critica Literaria Latinoamericana. 217-240. 2017
- JULIO RAMON RIBEYRO: THE CONDITION OF AUTHOR. Insula. 5-8. 2015
- At Night We Walk in Circles. Review - Literature and Arts of the Americas. 156-157. 2015
- El cauce y el caudal: Emilio Adolfo Westphalen y José María Arguedas en la cultura moderna del Perú. Revista de Critica Literaria Latinoamericana. 229-251. 2012

Teaching

courses taught

PORT 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Recommended prerequisites: PORT 2110 and PORT 2120. Same as SPAN 3220.
SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Designed to refine expository and argumentative writing in Spanish, this course will center around four main areas of study: culture, linguistics, sociopolitical and economic reality, and literature and criticism. A multi-draft process-based approach will guide the writing and revision of essays. Additionally, there will be a focus on grammar and lexical issues that are the most challenging for students at the third-year level.
SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
Fosters critical thinking and the ability to discuss texts from a historical, sociological, ideological and formalistic viewpoint. Analyzes literary and cultural expressions from Latin America, Spain and the US Latino traditions in different genres, ranging from fiction to poetry, and media from the written word to cinema and other visual arts.
SPAN 3120 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
Develops a deeper understanding of grammatical features of Spanish. Advancement of Spanish language skills and development of metalinguistic awareness is achieved through examination of grammar usage in both texts and spontaneous speech productions within communities.
SPAN 3215 - Urban History and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
Understanding the complex history, social fabric, material life and cultural diversity of Latin American and Iberian cities is the goal of this course, which in its iterations will be devoted to analyzing and discussing different urban centers on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. Materials from a wide variety of media and genres such as literature, visual arts, historiography, and film, will be used. Taught in Spanish.

SPAN 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Same as PORT 3220.

SPAN 3800 - Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Introduces selected Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese) literature masterpieces. Taught in English. Does not count toward the Spanish major.

SPAN 4130 - The Power of Storytelling: Oral, Textual and Digital Narratives
Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
Examines the ways in which oral, textual and digital narratives have shaped, and continue to shape, our lives and the different communities we inhabit. Students consider stories from the Hispanic tradition produced in a variety of historical settings and across different media.

SPAN 4180 - Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
Examines major works of literature, visual arts and/or other cultural expressions of Latin America from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

SPAN 4220 - Special Topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American Literature
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019
Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Spanish and/or Spanish American literature selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

SPAN 5320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7320.

SPAN 7320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 5320.

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Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin 1991
B.A., Pontificia Univ Catolica Del Peru (Peru) 1984
B.A., Pontificia Univ Catolica Del Peru (Peru) 1981

International Activities

geographic focus

Peru Country
South America Continent

VIVO

Positions

Research Areas

Publications

selected publications

book

chapter

journal article