Carlos Jerez-Farran

Professor
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Degrees

B.A., University of Sheffield (UK); Ph.D., University of Massachussetts (Amherst)

Research Profile

Jerez-Farrán's research and teaching interests include modern Spanish literature, especially contemporary theatre and poetry, the relationship between the visual arts and literature, the avant-garde literary movements in Spain, gay and lesbian literature, Spanish cinema, and feminist studies. His first book deals with the relationship between Valle-Inclán's later works and Expressionism. His two new books on Lorca: Un Lorca desconocido: Analisis de un teatro irrepresentable'  (Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva,2004) and La pasión de San Lorca y el placer de morir (Visor 2006) combine feminist studies, queer theory, psychoanalysis, and literary criticism to propose alternative readings of García Lorca's texts.  A recipient of an NEH Research Fellowship, Jerez-Farrán has published several articles in refereed journals such as The Modern Language Review, Modern Drama, and Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. He is currently coediting Unearthing Franco's Legacy: Mass Graves and the Recuperation of Historical Memory in Spain and is involved in a comparative book-length study of the works of Luis Cernuda and García Lorca.

Contact Information

354 Decio Faculty Hall
631-6558
Jerez.1@nd.edu