Invited Guests
The Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese has a long history of inviting distinguished scholars and artists to campus. During their residences in Charlottesville, these artists and professors teach graduate seminars, undergraduate courses, creative writing workshops, deliver public lectures, and offer readings of their work, which are free and open to the public. Please find below a list of the many invited guests who have enriched our scholarly community with their intellectual and creative work.
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Visiting Professors
Since 1979, the Department has been able to invite some of the world’s greatest scholars and writers to spend a full semester in residence, teaching undergraduate and graduate students, giving lectures and colloquia, and participating in the life of the Department.
Rosa Angélica Morales Sarabia (Center of Interdisciplinary Investigations in the Sciences and Humanities) Spring 2023
Federico Díaz Granados (Columbian Poet), Fall 2021
Fernando Valverde (Poet and Scholar), Fall 2018
Kemy Oyarzún (Universidad de Chile, Santiago), Spring 2017
José María Pozuelo-Yvancos (Universidad de Murcia, Spain), Spring 2016
Guillermo Martínez (Argentine novelist), Fall 2014
Bernadette Luciano (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Spring 2014
Diana G. Ranson (University of Georgia), Fall 2013
Anna Caballé Masforroll (Universidad de Barcelona, Spain), Fall 2011
Veronica Salles-Reese (Georgetown University), Spring 2011
Ana María Shua (Argentine writer), Spring 2010
Leonardo Romero Tobar (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain), 2009
Brendan Dooley (International University Bremen, Germany), Fall 2009
Roger Wright (University of Liverpool), Spring 2008
Diamela Eltit (writer and scholar, Chile), Spring 2007
Laura Freixas (Spanish writer), Spring 2006
Antonio Skármeta (Chilean novelist), Spring 2006
Konrad Eisenbichler (University of Toronto, Canada), Fall 2002
Mempo Giardinelli (Argentine novelist), 1986, Fall 2002, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, and Spring 2011
Robin Fiddian (Oxford University, England), Spring 2002
Charles A. Longhurst (University of Leeds, England), Spring 2001
Randolph Pope (Washington University), Spring 2000
Manfred Tietz, (University of Bochum, Germany), Spring 2000
Lou Charnon Deutsch (SUNY Stony Brook), 1999
Antonio Cisneros (Peruvian poet), 1996
Peter Armour (University of London, England), Spring 1998, Spring 1995
Andrew Anderson (University of Michigan), Spring 1998
Antonio Cisneros (Peruvian poet), Spring 1996
Rosa Montero (Spanish novelist), Spring 1994
Antonio Muñoz Molina (Spanish novelist), Spring 1993
Guillermo Carnero (scholar and poet, Universidad de Alicante, Spain), 1989
Isabel Allende (Chilean novelist), 1986
Colin C. Smith (Cambridge University, England), 1984
Jean Canavaggio (Université de Rennes, France), 1983
Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Cuban novelist), 1982
Carmen Martín Gaite (Spanish novelist), 1982
Peter E. Russell (Oxford University, England), 1982
Edmund Cros (Université de Montpellier, France), 1981
Ana María Matute (Spanish novelist), 1979
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Distinguished Guest Lecturers Series (a selection)
We take advantage of current trends in scholarship to invite first-rank scholars to Grounds for a one- or two-day visit, culminating in a public lecture that highlights their latest thinking and research. Please see below some of our invited guest speakers:
José Luis Abellán (U Complutense, Madrid). 1998
Rolena Adorno (Yale U). 2004
John J. Allen (U Kentucky). 2005
Carlos Alonso (Emory U). 1997
Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos (CSIC, Madrid). 1998
Pedro Álvarez de Miranda (U Complutense, Madrid). 2008, 2013
Peter Armour (U London). 1999
Pía Barros (Chilean writer). 2007.
Mónica Bolufer (U Valencia, Spain). 2007
Marina Brownlee (U Pennsylvania). 1998
Anna Caballé (U Barcelona). 2011
Ermanno Caldera (U Genoa, Italy). 1986
Manuel Camarero Cea (U Michigan). 1999
Richard Cardwell (U Nottingham, UK). 1988
Sara Castro-Klaren (Johns Hopkins U). 1986, 1999, 2007
Mariateresa Cattaneo (U Milan, Italy). 1986
Francisco Caudet (U Complutense, Madrid). 1997
Francisco Javier Cevallos (U Massachusetts). 1997
Maxime Chevalier (U Bordeaux, France). 1981
Andrew Debicki (U Kansas). 1980, 1988
María Delgado (Queen Mary, U London). 2011
Steven N. Dworkin (U Michigan). 1999, 2008
Ruth El Saffar (U Illinois). 1981
Javier Escudero (Penn State U). 2002
Robert Folger (U Heidelberg). 2003
E. Inman Fox (Northwestern U). 1993
Ana María Freire López (UNED, Madrid). 2010
Mary Gaylord (Harvard U). 1999, 2014
Luis Manuel Girón Negrón (Harvard U). 1999
Roland Greene (Stanford U). 2007
George Greenia (William and Mary). 2013
Rebecca Haidt (Ohio State U). 2008
Regina Harrison (Bates College). 1993
Gregory Hutcheson (U Illinois-Chicago). 1999
Gwen Kirkpatrick (Georgetown U). 2005
Susan Kirkpatrick (U California, San Diego). 1985
Jo Labanyi (New York U). 2015
Paul Lloyd (U Pennsylvania). 2001
Ángel López (U Valencia). 2002, 2012
Ignacio Javier López (U Pennsylvania). 2012
Consuelo López-Morillas (U. Indiana). 1983
Alfred J. MacAdam (Barnard College). 1992
Jesús Maestro (U Vigo, Spain). 2002
Nancy Marino (Michigan State U). 2009
Francisco Márquez Villanueva (Harvard U). 1992
Francine Masiello (U California, Berkeley). 2014
Franco Meregalli (U Venecia). 1980
Walter Mignolo (Duke U). 2016
Sylvia Molloy (New York U). 2004
James Monroe (U California, Berkeley). 2005
Gonzalo Navajas (U California, Irvine). 2006
Geraldine Nichols (U Florida). 1988
David Nirenberg (U Chicago). 2004
Paul Olson (Johns Hopkins U). 1984
Victor Ouimette (McGill U, Canada). 1984
Gustavo Pérez Firmat (Columbia U). 2000
Jesús Pérez Magallón (McGill U, Montreal). 2008
Robert Pring-Mill (Oxford U). 1981
Enrique Pupo Walker (Vanderbilt U). 1984
Diana L. Ranson (U Georgia). 2013
Geoffrey Ribbans (Brown U). 1979
E. C. Riley (Edinburgh U). 1983
Evangelina Rodríguez (U Valencia). 1997
Jesús Rodríguez Velasco (Columbia U). 2002
Enrique Rubio (U Alicante, Spain). 1985
Peter E. Russell (Oxford U). 1986
Agustín Sánchez Vidal (U Zaragoza, Spain). 1986
José Saval (U Edinburgh, Scotland). 2005
Ivan Schulman (U California). 2003
Russell P. Sebold (U Pennsylvania). 1981
Gustav Siebenmann (St. Gall U, Switzerland). 1983
Harry Sieber (Johns Hopkins U). 1981
Paul Julian Smith (Cambridge U). 1993, 2009
Diana Sorensen (Harvard U). 2003
Andrés Soria Olmedo (U Granada, Spain). 2011
Saúl Sosnowsky (U Maryland). 1997
Karen Stolley (Emory U). 2004
Jenaro Talens (U Valencia, Spain). 1988
María Tausiet (Madrid, Spain). 2014, 2017
Harriet Turner (Oberlin U). 1983
José Luis Varela (U Complutense, Madrid). 1985
John Varey (U London). 1981
Bruce Wardropper (Duke U). 1983
Barbara Weissberger (Old Dominion U). 1995
Nicolás Wey-Gómez (California IT). 2015
Roger Wright (U Liverpool). 1999, 2008
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Writers and Artists Series
Writers and Artists from Spain, Latin America, and the US have come to Grounds to give readings from their latest works, and to offer students a new way of thinking about literature.
Isabel Allende (Chilean novelist). 2002
Homero Aridjis (Mexican poet). 2012
Sergio Arlandis (Spanish poet). 2015
Francisco Ayala (Real Academia Española, Madrid). 1986
Pía Barros (Chilean writer). 2010
Juan Benet (Spanish novelist). 1986
José M. Calvo (Director, El País Internacional). 2003
Javier Cercas (Spanish novelist). 2003, 2012
Antonio Cisneros (Peruvian poet). 1996
José Donoso (Chilean novelist). 1987
Roberto G. Fernández (Cuban-American novelist). 2004
Medardo Fraile (Spanish writer). 1983
Mempo Giardinelli (Argentine novelist). 1994, 2005, 2008, 2009
Luis Goytisolo (Spanish novelist). 1987
Ana Guillot (Argentine poet). 2014
Liliana Heker (Argentine novelist). 2009
Anthony Kerrigan (writer and translator). 1987
José Kozer (Cuban-American poet). 2016
Carmen Laforet (Spanish novelist). 1987
Luis Landero (Spanish novelist). 1994
Elvira Lindo (Spanish novelist). 2002
María Rosa Lojo (Argentine novelist). 2011
Carmen Martín Gaite (Spanish novelist). 1994
Guillermo Martínez (Argentine novelist). 2002
Lina Meruane (Chilean novelist). 2013.
Rosa Montero (Spanish novelist). 2008, 2013
Antonio Muñoz Molina (Spanish novelist). 1992, 2002
José Ovejero (Spanish novelist). 2007
José Antonio Ponte (Cuban-American poet). 2016
Rafael Ramírez Heredia (Mexican novelist). 1998
Alistair Reed (Writer and translator). 1982
Cristina Rivera Garza (Mexican novelist). 2013
David Roas (Spanish novelist). 2015
Reina Roffé (Argentine novelist). 1999
Ana María Shúa (Argentine story writer). 2002
Antonio Skármeta (Chilean novelist). 2003, 2008
Mario Vargas Llosa (Peruvian novelist). 1980
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