María Ignacia Barraza

SFYou: Dr. María Ignacia Barraza

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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