Ph.D., Boston Univ. M.A., Univ. of Washington B.A., Northern Arizona Univ. Christopher Eldrett received his PhD from Boston University. His dissertation: Walt Whitman’s Prophetic Voice in Hispanic Lyric Poetry: León Felipe, Federico García Lorca, and César Vallejo, focuses on how poetry emphasizes a shared humanity in times of crisis. The study of Spanish language, literatures and cultures, broadens our worldview to new peoples and perspectives, and invites us to reflect on our own identity. Through studying how society responds to conflict, students recognize our intrinsic humanity across cultural differences. Christopher wants students to see language not as an abstract academic concept, but as an authentic way of being. It is the means by which we explore the cultural and linguistic elements that deepen our understanding of the subject. Every class is an exercise in discovery, and beyond vocabulary and grammar, are the personal interests and connections that students will take with them throughout their academic journey, and beyond. |
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Second Language Acquisition
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Poetry of Representation and Resistance
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Walt Whitman, León Felipe, Federico García Lorca, César Vallejo
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Translation and Interpretation
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Film Studies
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Sociolinguistics
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Academic Writing
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Second Language Acquisition
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Avant-garde poetry
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Transatlantic Literature
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Translation Studies
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Film Studies
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Writing and Rhetoric
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Recent Academic Conference Presentations:
- “El cruce humanística y política entre las obras de Walt Whitman y León Felipe,” Association of Hispanic Humanities, Burgos, Spain June ’26.
- “León Felipe’s Influence in García Lorca’s, Poeta en Nueva York,” Congresos Internacionales de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos, Madrid, Spain June ’25.
- “Federico García Lorca and Yesenia Montilla Share Spaces in New York,” “The Hyper-Masculinization of Walt Whitman in Lorca’s New York poetry,” Northeast Modern Language Association, Boston, MA Mar. ’24.
- “La guerra de Vallejo y el sueño de la justicia,” X Congreso Internacional de Estudiantes de Literatura, Virtual Nov. ’22.
- “Black Poetry: Art and Social Engagement in the Spanish Classroom,” ACTFL, Boston, MA Nov. ’22.
- “The Resonance of Walt Whitman in the work of César Vallejo,” IV Congreso Internacional Vallejo Siempre, Virtual and New York Oct. ’21.
- “Walt Whitman in the Spanish Civil War,” Northeast Modern Language Association, Virtual Mar. ’21.
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