Catalina Rodríguez Awarded Professorship
Assistant Professor of Spanish Catalina Rodríguez has been awarded the Wetherill-Bloom career Development Professorship in the Humanities by Boston University. Congratulations to Prof. Rodríguez!
Catalina Rodríguez is a scholar of Latin American literature and culture from the 19th century forward, whose writings focus on gender and sexuality studies, women’s literature, theories of authorship, ecofeminism, and queer literature. She has published multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, and reviews and is at work on her first book, Writing Like a Woman: Gendered Pseudonyms in Nineteenth Century. She holds a PhD in Spanish and Portuguese from Northwestern University and a BA in Hispanic and Latin literature from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia.
The Wetherill-Bloom Career Development Professorship in the Humanities recognizes excellence in humanities scholarship within the College of Arts & Sciences. The professorship provides a three-year, non-renewable research award designed to support research, scholarship, and creative work, as well as defrayal of a portion of the recipients’ salaries. Nominations are submitted by the academic deans, and awardees are selected by the Office of the Provost.