Biography
Dr. Shannon Dowd teaches Spanish language and Latin American literature and culture courses. Her research focuses on twentieth and twenty-first century Latin American literature, film, and theory.
Her first book,听听(Illuminations, Pittsburgh UP, 2024), examines Central and South American border conflicts, showing how literature and film challenge ideas about borders and war. Her work has appeared in听Hispanic Review, Revista Hisp谩nica Moderna, Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, and Revista de Estudios Hisp谩nicos, among others.
Focus of Teaching
- Spanish language acquisition for second language and heritage speakers
- Latin American literature and film
- Hispanic cultural education, focusing on cultural and linguistic diversity
- Spanish for the Professions
Current Research
At present, Dowd is conducting research for a book on toxicity in recent Latin American fiction and film, writing a series of articles on poetics and glyphs, and beginning a book project on novelty.
Recent articles include:
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““CR: The New Centennial Review,听vol. 24, no. 2, 2024, pp. 47-66
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Hispanic Review,听vol. 91, no. 1, 2023, pp. 1-23 - 鈥溾��
Romance Notes,听vol. 62, no. 1, 2022, pp. 109-120 - 鈥溾��
Revista Hisp谩nica Moderna, vol. 74, no. 2, 2021, pp. 169-183 - 鈥溾��
Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies,听vol.听28, no. 2, 2019, pp. 179-194 - 鈥溾��
Pol铆tica com煤n,听vol.听13, 2019 - 鈥溾��
鈥�Revista de Estudios Hisp谩nicos,听vol.听52, no. 2,听2018, pp. 551-574
Current Involvement
- Faculty advisor, Spanish Club
- Faculty senator, Academic Senate
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Romance Languages and Literatures, Spanish, University of Michigan
- M.A. Modern Languages and Critical Theory, University of Nottingham
- B.A. Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of Michigan