Rate My Professor Andrés Arteaga

Andrés Arteaga is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts, at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where he currently serves as Acting Chair of the department. He earned a PhD in Spanish Literature and previously obtained a Master Degree in Psychoanalysis from 1996 to 1998. Throughout his tenure at Saint Mary's University, Arteaga has taught undergraduate courses in Spanish language, literature, and related subjects within Hispanic and Latin American Studies. His academic profile is verified through official university pages, Google Scholar, ORCID, and ResearchGate.

Arteaga's research specializations encompass contemporary Colombian literature, trauma narratives, Colombian émigré literature, storytelling, and historical memory. He has produced significant scholarly output, including refereed journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes. Key publications feature the e-book released by Aguamala Editorial in Halifax in 2022; Levaduras (2019); Notas Viajeras: Escritura de Viajes y Testimonio. Nuevos Autores Latino-Canadienses; "The Myth of Enlightenment in Pre-Independence New Grenada: José Celestino Mutis and Alexander Von Humboldt Encounter in 1801" (2016); "Desiring a (Sur)real Body: The Feminine and Nature Beyond the Nation in Argentine Surrealist Poetry" published in Letras Hispanas (2019); "¿Las fiebres?..ya las tengo! Melancolía y fading del yo en tres textos de Álvaro Mutis"; and contributions to Estudios de Literatura Colombiana, such as an article in volume 46 (2023). He has an article under review as of 2023. Arteaga has received research funding through the Atlantic Metropolis Pilot Project Research Grant and Saint Mary's University internal research grants. His projects include the Digital Narratives initiative exploring lives of ex-members of the FARC and community-engaged efforts like creative writing workshops during the pandemic for the Hispanic community in Atlantic Canada, as well as studies on mental health challenges for migrant farm workers. These contributions underscore his influence in Latin American literary studies and public scholarship.