Dr. Rebeca Pineda Burgos

Dr. Rebeca Pineda Burgos

Assistant Professor

Spanish

Rebeca Pineda Burgos is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at The Citadel. She earned her Ph.D. in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures from The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). Before joining The Citadel, she taught at William & Mary and the Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Her research focuses on contemporary Latin American literature and visual culture, particularly the intersections of politics, embodiment, cultural memory, and national identity. She is currently completing a book manuscript, Cuerpos en disputa: Obras de la Revolución Bolivariana, which examines literary and artistic representations of the body during the Chávez era. Her more recent research investigates the circulation and transformation of revolutionary imagery in contemporary Venezuela and its diaspora.

Her teaching interests include Latin American literature and culture, Spanish language, and advanced conversation.

Degrees

Ph.D. Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures (The Graduate Center, City University of New York)

M.A. Venezuelan Literature (Universidad Central de Venezuela)

B.A. Literature (Universidad Central de Venezuela)