Education & Professional History
Universidad de los Andes, MA; University of Notre Dame, PhD
Héctor A Melo Ruiz (Ph.D from The University of Notre Dame) is a specialist in Latin American Literature. His area of expertise is 20th-and 21st-century Latin American Narrative. He is currently writing a book about the cultural representation of riots. His research and teaching interests are violence, race, and intellectuals. He teaches courses on labor, contemporary narrative, and urban unrest.
At Carleton since 2021.
Organizations & Scholarly Affiliations
Modern Languages Association (MLA); Latin American Studies Association (LASA); Asociación de Colombianistas
