Hiram Aldarondo
(Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies)
PhD, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Spanish
Research Interests:
19th and 20th Spanish American Literature.
My research focuses on a variety of topics related to the role of disruptive humor in works by Latin American authors. It explores both the heterogeneous semiotics and the ambiguous politics of ludic representation in fictions written across regional and national borders. This includes the entanglements between humor and power, humor and bodies, and humor and/as transgression, from multiple perspectives. Presently I am working on a manuscript revision on the use and role of classic fairy tale discourse in Latin American literature and its humor and subversive retellings.
Most Recent Publications:
Books :
Aldarondo, Hiram. El humor en la cuentística de Silvina Ocampo . Madrid, Spain: Pliegos , 2004.
Articles :
"Gradaciones del discurso: el humor agridulce en la narrativa de Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera." Nuevos Estudios críticos de la obra de Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera . Ed. Yolanda Cortés. Mexico: Consejo de Educación y Cultura, 2005: 132-142.
"Barbarrosa enfrenta a Barbazul: debate paródico entre Charles Perrault, Silvina Ocampo y Luisa Valenzuela." Bulletin of Spanish Studies LXXX/6 (2003): 729-742.
"Embestida a la burguesía: humor, parodia y sátira en los últimos relatos de Silvina Ocampo." Revista Iberoamericana LXVIII/201 (October/December 2002): 969-979.
Teaching Interests
In addition to teaching graduate seminars in Spanish American Romanticism, Modernism, Realism, and Regionalism, I regularly teach undergraduate courses in literature (surveys of Spanish American literature) and language (business Spanish). I try to formulate courses in which teaching intersects with research in order to bring my research interests into the classroom, and communicate them both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. My classes provide an abundance of content, but I also allow time for discussions in a free and open environment. I truly enjoy the classroom experience: the challenge of conveying ideas to students, as well as learning about their views and experiences. I feel enriched when I teach, and it is my hope to convey that feeling to others.
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