Curriculum Vitae Osvaldo Cleger

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1 Cleger 1 Curriculum Vitae Osvaldo Cleger ocleger3@mail.gatech.edu Office School of Modern Languages Georgia Institute of Technology Swann Building 613 Cherry Street Atlanta, GA Tel: (404) Education Ph.D., Hispanic Literature, University of Arizona, Aug Major: 18 th, 19 th, 20 th and 21 st Century Latin American Literature. Minors: 18 th, 19 th, 20 th and 21 st Century Spanish Literature, and Literary Criticism. M.A., New Mexico State University, May Major: Hispanic Literature. Bachelor of Arts, University of Havana, Major: History. Ph.D. Dissertation El arte de narrar en la era de las blogoficciones is an interdisciplinary approach to electronic narratives, in which I explore the impact that recent developments in technology are having on the literary field. Drawing on the work of theorists and scholars such as Jean Baudrillard, George Landow, Katherine Hayles, Janet Murray, Lev Manovich and Jay David Bolter, among others, I study how key narratological concepts acquire a new set of characteristics when implemented in an electronic environment. My working hypothesis is that in the new media culture that is currently emerging, the traditional ideas about authorship, textuality, fictionality, sequential structure, and readership are being challenged by tendencies toward anonymity, pseudonymity, collaborative authorship, hypertextual narrative structures, and the active involvement of the reader in the creative process. In one of the chapters, I apply these theoretical considerations to the critical reading of several blog-novels written by Argentinean author Hernán Casciari. The relevance of this study lies in the acknowledgement that electronic fictions are an emerging literary genre, which has its own identifiable features, and constitutes a cultural derivation of the information society in which we live today.

2 Cleger 2 Publications Published Books and Parts of Book Narrar en la era de las blogoficciones: literatura, cultura y sociedad de las redes en el siglo XXI. Mellen Press, Print. Pantallas saturadas / cuerpos opacos: la ficción hipertextual en lengua española. Leer hipertextos. Eds. Antonio Mendoza y J. M. De Amo. Barcelona: Universidad de Barcelona, Print Amor y conocimiento en Cintio Vitier (Aproximaciones a su crítica). Havana, Casa Editora Abril, Print. Awarded the 2000 Calendario Award of Literary Criticism. (written in collaboration with Patricia Ramos). El Mercurio Peruano: la otra revista. Mariátegui. R. E. y R. Parodi. Havana, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Cubana Juan Marinello: Print. Refereed Publications Del caligrama al poema flash: la poesía visual se muda a la Internet. Taller de Letras. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (forthcoming in Spring 2012). Safo en el trópico: imagen post-victoriana del cuerpo en la poesía de Mercedes Matamoros. Revista de Estudios Hispánicos. XLV.3 (2011): Print. El cuerpo de Ofelia: mito y erotismo del agua en la poesía de Dulce María Loynaz. Caribe 12.2 ( ): Print. Ritos, revistas y modas femeninas (La irrupción en Cuba Republicana del arquetipo de la mujer moderna, ). Universidad de La Habana ( ): Print. Primera estación martiana: Juan Marinello en la génesis del martismo. Anuario del Centro de Estudios Martianos (21): Print. Other Publications Un caso curioso de criminología literaria: apostillas a la polémica entre Amaury Francisco Gutiérrez Coto y Antonio José Ponte. Revista Vitral (69) Cintio Vitier. Revista de la Sociedad Cultural José Martí (5): Translations Presencia y figura (poesía francesa contemporánea). El Caimán Barbudo (308): Creative Writings Los balcones, el alba. Writers Without Borders (7): El discurso del árbol: bajo un nogal. Revista Arenas Blancas (1): Selection of poems. De Liras (5):

3 Cleger 3 Keynote Addresses and Invited Lectures Reading Latin American Hyperfiction: Towards an Interactive Narratology. Keynote Address. Alabama Modern Language Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Feb 24, Pantallas saturadas / cuerpos opacos: la doble lógica de la inmediatez y la hipermediatez en la ficción hipertextual en lengua española. Keynote Address. II Simposio internacional sobre perspectivas de investigación e innovación didáctica en formación receptora: leer hipertextos, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España, Sept 30, Beyond the Printed Page: Understanding Hypertext Literature from the 1990s. Invited lecture. William Conroy Honors Center Commons, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, March 29, Narrar en la era de las blogoficciones: la literatura y los medios en la era digital. Invited lecture. Center for Latin American and Border Studies, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, March 28, Conference Papers La estética del videojuego en Golpe de gracia, un hipermedia interactivo de Jaime Alejandro Rodríguez. LASA 2012: Toward a Third Century of Independence in Latin America, May 23-26, San Francisco, California. From Calligram to Flash-Poetry: the Technologizing of the Poem. 83 rd Annual Convention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Nov 4-6, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia. Train Man and Weblog de una mujer gorda: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Online Collective Narratives. International Conference on Latin American Cybercultural Studies: Exploring New Paradigms and Analytical Approaches, May 19-20, 2011, The University of Liverpool, UK. Hernán Casciari s Weblog de una mujer gorda: the Feuilleton Meets the Web. NeMLA 2011 Convention, April 7-10, 2011, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Los Wordtoys de Belén Gache: la poesía visual se muda a la Internet. XXIX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, October 6-9, 2010, Toronto, Canada. Buenos Aires: tango, bohemia y rock nacional. XXXVIII Congreso Internacional del Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, Independencias: memoria y futuro, Georgetown University, June 9-11, 2010, Washington D.C. Virtual Communities and Collective Narratives: From Tokyo to Mercedes, Buenos Aires. The 4th International Conference & Festival of the Electronic Literature Organization, Brown University, June 3-6, 2010, Providence, RI.

4 Cleger 4 Más allá de la página impresa: aproximaciones a la ficción hipertextual en Latino América. 40th Anniversary Congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS), Concordia University, June 1-3, 2010, Montreal, Canada. Etno-ciborgs y cibervatos: las performaces en la Red de Guillermo Gómez Peña National Popular Culture & American Culture Conference, March 31 - April 3, 2010, St. Louis, Missouri. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y las políticas del cuerpo ausente. 17th Annual Graduate and Professional Symposium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature, Language and Culture, University of Arizona, February 2007, Tucson, Arizona. La poesía de Jesús Barquet: a propósito de su último libro. 16th Annual Graduate and Professional Symposium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature, Language and Culture, University of Arizona, February 2006, Tucson, Arizona. Mito y erotismo del agua en la poesía de Dulce María Loynaz. First Symposium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages, Literature & Linguistics, GRAPHSY, Georgetown University, October 2005, Washington D.C. Safo en el trópico: imagen post-victoriana del cuerpo en la poesía de Mercedes Matamoros. 15th Annual Graduate and Professional Symposium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature, Language and Culture, University of Arizona, February 2005, Tucson, Arizona. El Mercurio Peruano: la otra revista. Taller Internacional 70 Aniversario de José Carlos Mariátegui, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Cubana Juan Marinello, La Habana, October Ritos, revistas y modas femeninas (la irrupción en Cuba Republicana del arquetipo de la mujer moderna, ). Coloquio Internacional: Mujeres latinoamericanas y caribeñas, cultura popular tradicional y cultura de masas, Casa de las Américas, Programa de Estudios de la Mujer, La Habana, February Las cubanas a la conquista del espacio público ( ). Taller Científico: Nación y Sociedad en Cuba republicana: algunos problemas, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Cubana Juan Marinello, La Habana, September La primera estación martiana: Marinello en la génesis del marxismo. Coloquio Internacional: Magisterio, cultura y proyección social en Juan Marinello, Memorial Juan Marinello, La Habana, November Nacidos en los setenta: comentarios en torno a la última generación poética de la Isla. Coloquio Nacional Palabra de los noventa, Instituto de Literatura y Lingüística, La Habana, October Teaching Experience Georgia Institute of Technology (July 2011 to present). Assistant Professor of Spanish at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Modern Languages.

5 Cleger 5 Spanish 4160 Identity, Memory and Migrations: Living in, on and off the Hyphen (1 section) (This is a course on Latino Culture and Literature in the US) Spanish 3833 Hispanic Culture Through Film, Literature and the Arts (1 section) Spanish 3111 Composition I (3 section) Lafayette College (July 2009 to June 2011). Assistant Professor of Spanish at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Spanish 435: Identity, Memory and Migrations: Living in, on and off the Hyphen (1 section) Spanish 428: From Hypertext to Blog-fictions: Mapping Current Trends in Electronic Literature (1 section) Spanish 314: Latin American Culture Through Film, Literature and the Arts (2 sections) Spanish 225: Business Spanish (1 section) Spanish 211: Advanced Composition (3 sections) Spanish 112: Intermediate Spanish (1 section) The University of Arizona (August 2004 to May 2009). Graduate Associate in Teaching at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Spanish 450: Advanced Conversation and Writing Skills (1 section) Spanish 449: Topics in Spanish American Literature: Fantastic Fictions of Latin America (1 section) Spanish 350: Introduction to Literary Genres (3 section) Spanish 330: Conversation (2 sections) Spanish 325: Intermediate Spanish Grammar (1 section) Spanish 251: Intermediate Spanish Language: Spanish Composition through Literature (2 sections) Spanish 205: Intensive Spanish (2 sections) Spanish 202: Fourth Semester Spanish Language (3 sections) Spanish 201: Third Semester Spanish Language (2 sections) Spanish 102: Second Semester Spanish Language (4 sections) Traditions and Cultures 103: The Arts and Politics in Latin America (8 sections) Pima Community College (August 2005 to May 2009). Adjunct Faculty. Spanish 202: Fourth Semester Spanish Language (1 sections) Spanish 201: Third Semester Spanish Language (1 sections) Spanish 102: Second Semester Spanish Language (1 sections) New Mexico State University (August 2002 to May 2004). Graduate Assistant in Teaching at the Department of Modern Languages.

6 Cleger 6 Spanish 212: Fourth Semester Spanish Language (4 sections) Spanish 211: Third Semester Spanish Language (2 sections) Spanish 112: Second Semester Spanish Language (1 sections) Spanish 111: First Semester Spanish Language (2 sections) Latin American School of Medical Science (LASMS), Cuba (1999). Instructor of Latin American History. Felix Varela Center, Havana, Cuba (1996 to 1997). Instructor of Spanish and Lecturer in the Seminar Cuba: Ethic and Society. Museum Maximo Gómez, Havana, Cuba (1995 to 1996). Teaching Assistant of Italian Language. First Semester Italian Language (multiple sections) Teaching Interests All levels of Spanish language courses, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st century Latin American Literature and Culture, 20th and 21st century Spanish Literature, Poetry, Interdisciplinary Studies, Women Studies, Literary Theory, Cultural Studies, Hypertext Theory, Digital Narratives and Internet Culture. Relevant Work Experience New Mexico State University, Branson Library, Las Cruces, NM (May to August 2002). Library Assistant. Jose Marti National Library, Havana, Cuba (1998 to 2001). Librarian, Reading Promoter and Researcher. Juan Marinello Center for Research and Development of Cuban Culture, Havana (1999 to 2001). Assistant Researcher. Editorial Positions 2006: Editorial Assistant, Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies. Volume : Member of the Editorial Board of Divergencias. Revista de estudios lingüísticos y literarios. Graduate Students Journal. The University of Arizona. Volumes 4:1, and 4: : Co-founder and Member of the Editorial Board of Arenas Blancas. Revista Literaria. Volume 1. Awards and Grants Graduate College Fellowship, The University of Arizona, Fall 2004 Fall 2008.

7 Cleger 7 Under-represented Graduate Student Travel Grant, The University of Arizona, Fall Graduate College Minority Fellowship, The University of Arizona, Fall Outstanding Teaching Assistant. Department of Modern Languages. New Mexico State University. May Southwest and Border Cultures Institute Award for the literary journal project, Arenas Blancas, New Mexico State University, Winner of the Calendario Award of Literary Criticism, for the essay Amor y conocimiento en Cintio Vitier, written in collaboration with Patricia Ramos. La Habana, Honorable mention by the La Gaceta de Cuba Award, for the selection of poems Variaciones del Aire. Havana, University Service and Memberships AP Exam Reader, Educational Testing Service, ETS, Fall 2010 Present. Faculty Advisor: First-Year Students. Lafayette College, Fall 2010 Fall Member: Diversity Committee. Lafayette College, Fall 2010 Fall Member: Latin American and Caribbean Studies Advisory Committee. Lafayette College, Fall 2010 Fall Member: Julia Álvarez Planning Committee. Lafayette College, Spring Member: Modern Language Association (MLA). Member: Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Member: Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) Member: Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) Member: Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) Language Skills Spanish: native. English: near-native. French and Italian: excellent reading knowledge and fair speaking skills. Computer Skills Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Abode Flash, After Effects, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Moodle, WebCT, D2L. Windows and Web Platforms.