Latin American Literature

A collage of four photos: Maria Marraza’s professional headshot, a cut-out photo of Barazza in her grad uniform holding flowers after graduating SFU, a photo of Barraza holding her degree in front of the university of Salamanca, and a photo of author Gabriel García Márquez
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SFYou: Dr. María Ignacia Barraza

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer María Ignacia Barraza is an assistant professor in the department of world languages and literatures in the faculty of arts and social sciences at SFU. This semester, she’s teaching “Modern World Literatures 104W” and “World Literature 410,” with the special topic of Latin American Literature. Her research involves “the Spanish literary generations of 1898 and 1927, 19th and 20th century Latin American poetry and prose, as well as film and the visual arts.”  In an interview with The Peak, she tells us where it all began. Born and raised in Argentina, Barraza always held close…

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The cover of Bolaño’s 2666 (written on the cover in red), which features a renaissance-styled painting of a woman surrounded by faded hands and faces.
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In case you missed it: 2666 is a telling tale of unresolved violence

Peak Web September 26, 2024

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of femicide.  Roberto Bolaño was a novelist, essayist, and poet who later proclaimed he should have been a detective instead. He was diagnosed with liver disease in 1992 and, knowing that his…

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