Kyle James Matthews
- E-mail address: kyle_matthews@brown.edu
- Office Hours: by appointment
- Hometown: Cheshire, CT
- Educational Background:
- B.S.O.F. Indiana University (Spanish and Flute Performance, magna cum laude with honors, 2003)
- M.A. Brown University (Hispanic Studies, 2008)
- Major Paper Title: El realismo grotesco en Rayuela
- Disseration Title: Bodies and Nation in the Mexican New Historical Novel
Research Interests
Mexican narrative and essay, particularly the New Historical Novel; contemporary Latin American narrative; history and memory in the historiographical enterprise; Jewish authors in Latin American; modern critical theory and philosophy.
Selected Publications
Selected Conference Papers
- “Baroque Jazz: Toward a New Understanding of Musical Form in Carpentier's Concierto barroco.” Del barroco al neobarroco: Barroquismos y barroqueces en el mundo hispano-transatlántico. McGill University, Montréal. May 7-8, 2009.
- “La muerte de Artemio Cruz: Otras voces.” La región más transparente: 50 años después. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F. November 12-16, 2008.
Courses Taught at Brown
- HISP0100: Basic Spanish I (Fall 2006)
- HISP0200: Basic Spanish II (Spring 2007)
- HISP0400: Intermediate Spanish II (Fall 2007)
- HISP0500: Advanced Spanish Conversation/Hispanic Cultures and Civilization (Spring 2008)
- HISP0600: Advanced Composition (Fall 2008)
- BIOL5520: Medical Spanish (Fall 2009)