Spanish Faculty
Chair
Assistant Professor
Email: petrusjo@grinnell.edu
John Petrus received his PhD from Ohio State University in 2015. His dissertation project, entitled “Dragging Down Hegemony: Gender Transgression in Contemporary Managua", addresses how traditional gender roles and heteronormativity are being questioned and protested in contemporary Nicaragua...
Professor
Email: aparicio@grinnell.edu
At 51²è¹İapp, Yvette Aparicio is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies. She teaches contemporary Latin American literature and cultures, Latin American Studies and Spanish. Her course offerings include Introduction to Latin American Studies (taught in English) and Latin American Food &...
Professor
Email: benoist@grinnell.edu
Valérie Benoist is a professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies specializing in colonial literature. She teaches for the Spanish Department as well as for the Latin American Studies Concentration. Her course offerings include Introduction to Latin American Studies (in English) as well as...
Professor
Email: perezm@grinnell.edu
Professor Pérez hails from San Pedro Sula, Honduras via New Orleans, La. She loves introducing students to early modern texts and integrating digital humanities assignments in her courses. In her free time Professor Pérez paints and spends time with her family. She is proud to call 51²è¹İapp College...
Associate Professor
Associate Dean of Curriculum and Academic Programs
Email: phillipsn@grinnell.edu
Nick Phillips received his PhD from Indiana University in 2014. His dissertation, titled “Space and the City: Peripheral Communities of Madrid and Barcelonaâ€, focused on the production and representation of suburban spaces in contemporary Spanish detective fiction. His research and scholarly...
