Spanish

Department of Spanish
鶹ý
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA
(269) 387-3023

Benjamín Torres

Benjamín Torres
Professor of Spanish and Undergraduate Advisor
Office: (269) 387-3028
Fax: (269) 387-3103
Location:
514 Sprau Tower, Mail Stop 5338
Mailing address:
Department of Spanish
鶹ý
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA
Benjamín Torres
Office hours:

Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon
via Zoom

Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Bio:

Dr. Benjamín Torres is a professor in the Department of Spanish at 鶹ý.

He is a specialist in Spanish American literature, particularly in Caribbean narrative. He has authored many articles, papers and book reviews as well as three books:

  • Gabriel García Márquez o la alquimia del incesto
  • Literatura e ideología
  • Para llegar a la Isla Verde de Edgardo Rodríguez Julía

He has a strong interest in Caribbean popular culture and in U.S. Latino literature, as evidenced by both his teaching and publications.

Torres has edited four works by Edgardo Rodríguez Julía:

  • Elogio de la fonda (Playor, 2001)
  • Mapa de una pasión literaria (EDUPR, 2003)
  • Musarañas de domingo (EDUPR, 2005)
  • La renuncia del héroe Baltasar (FCE, 2006)

Torres received the 2014 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research and Creative Award. In 2015 Torres was awarded the Tercer Premio Nacional de Literatura (National Literature Award, Third Prize) in the category of Research and Criticism by the Institute of Puerto Rican Literature for his book “Iconografía: lo visual en la obra de Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá.”