Spanish Faculty
Professor
Email: aparicio@grinnell.edu
At Grinnell, 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 &...
Assistant Professor
Email: benjaminc@grinnell.edu
Cortney Benjamin received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2016. Her research explores baroque spectacle and identity construction in women’s travel narratives from the early modern Hispanic world. She is passionate about sharing her own travel experiences and encouraging students to travel...
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...
Assistant Professor
Email: castillo@grinnell.edu
Yoel Castillo Botello holds a PhD in Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies from Georgetown University. His scholarly interests include medieval and early modern performance, book studies, and the digital humanities. His current research projects focus on the material cultures and reading networks...
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 Grinnell College...
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...