Jaime Vargas Luna is a scholar of Andean literature, culture, and intellectual history, focusing on how the complex relationships between Native and Western cultures shape the Andean nations. His research explores the negotiation, policies, and practices of social identities through a variety of cultural manifestations.
Jaime Vargas-Luna
Adjunct Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies
jav625@lehigh.edu
488 Williams Hall
Education:
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
BA, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Peru)
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Research Areas
Additional Interests
- Latin American History, Literature, Film & Music
- Intellectual History
- Indigeneity
- Andean & Amazonian Studies
- Coloniality and Anti-Coloniality
- Book History / History of Reading / Publishing industry
- Quechua / Italian
Research Statement
Biography
Beyond his academic career, Vargas Luna has extensive experience in publishing, literacy, and community projects and policy design. He served as an editor for Sarita Cartonera, [sic] libros, and Factotum Editores Independientes, all independent publishing houses in Peru. He also held roles as academic advisor and editor-in-chief for the Casa de la Literatura Peruana, National Director of the Book and Reading Secretary of Peru, and head of the Biblioteca Bicentenario. Before joining Lehigh University, he was a professor at the Universidad Nacional de San Marcos in Peru. Additionally, he serves as a multilingual Patient Access Coordinator at the Phoenixville Free Clinic, assisting uninsured patients in obtaining medical care.
Book Chapters:
«La disforme distancia. Injusticia imperial e indigeneidad en dos manifiestos de Vicente Mora Chimo». In: Rodrigues de Albuquerque, Gerson; Alves Ishii, Raquel; Messina, Marcello (Eds.). Anais da XIII Jornadas Andinas de Literatura Latinoamericanas. Río Branco, Brasil: Nepan, 2018.
«Del Círculo de Novelistas Peruanos al Centro Latinoamericano de Capacitación Intelectual: Notas sobre la trayectoria editorial de Enrique Congrains». In: La página blanca entre el signo y el latido. La edición del libro literario (1920-1970). Lima: Casa de la Literatura Peruana, 2017.
«Guaman Poma de Ayala» (Introductory study and selection of texts from Nueva Corónica y Buen Gobierno). In: Margarita Zamora and Rocío Cortés (Eds.). Narradores indígenas y mestizos de México y Perú (Siglos XVI-XVII). Lima: Centro de Estudios Literarios Antonio Cornejo Polar, 2016.
«La rumba y el rumbo: editoriales cartoneras y edición independiente en Latinoamérica.» In: Bilbija, Ksenija; Celis, Paloma (Eds.) Akademia Cartonera: A Primer of Latin American Cartonera Publishers. Madison, WI: Parallel Press, 2009.
Teaching
Spanish 011 - Intermediate Spanish I
Spanish 012 - Intermediate Spanish II
Spanish 141 - Advanced Spanish Grammar