Marc Olivier Reid
Associate Professor, Languages and Literatures
mreid@wlu.ca
519-884-7369
Waterloo, Ontario
Faculty of Arts
Marc Olivier Reid is an expert in contemporary Latin American literature, Latin American cinema, second language acquisition and transatlantic studies in the Hispanic world.
Areas of Expertise
- Language Acquisition
- Latin American Literature
Biography
- PhD, Yale University, Spanish and Portuguese, 2010
- MA, Université de Montréal, Études hispaniques, 2004
My research focuses on the legacy of colonialism in contemporary Latin America. I am currently working on a book manuscript on the reception of the Enlightenment in 20th century Latin American literature and intellectual history. I have also worked on the reception of the Haitian Revolution in the Hispanic world.
My other research interests include Third Cinema, the dictator novel and the aesthetic and ideological dimensions of georgic poetry in the Americas, especially in relation to environmental studies and land reforms.
Languages
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish