Lucas Ruppel

A man wearing glasses between two crowded bookshelves

Position Title
Graduate Student in Spanish, Emphasis in Human Rights
PhD Candidate
Faculty Advisor: Robert M. Irwin

707 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 24: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-1pm.
Bio

Research Interests 

  • Latin American Literature and Culture
  • Film Studies
  • Memory Studies
  • LGBTQIA+ Migration
  • Queer care in the context of migration
  • Archival Practices
  • Digital Storytelling

 Courses Taught

  • SPA 002 (Elementary Spanish), Fall 2022
  • SPA 002 (Elementary Spanish), Winter 2023
  • SPA 177: California y América Latina (Upper Division), Spring 2023
  • SPA 002V (Elementary Spanish) [Online], Summer 2023
  • SPA 21 (Intermediate Spanish), Fall 2023

Selected Publications

  • 2019. Aguafuertes silvestres. Arlt desde Sierra de la Ventana (comp.). Bahía Blanca, Hemisferio Derecho.
  • 2020. El país de la leyenda bibliotecaria. Germán García por los Estados Unidos (ed.). Bahía Blanca, Biblioteca Popular Bernardino Rivadavia.
  • 2023. Freitas, A. Rilke Shake, Buenos Aires, Grumo en coedición con Lux/Vox. Traducción de Portugués a Español.

Honors and Awards

  • Provost Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021-2022
  • Humanizando la Deportación, Summer Grant 2022
  • Working Group, Davis Humanities Institute, 2022-2023
  • Summer Research Fellowship 2023, Hemispheric Institute of the Americas, Summer 2023
  • Global Aggies Award for LGBTQIA+ Rights, Global Affairs, Summer 2023
  • Seed Funding Opportunity for Mobilities to Mexico, UC Alianza MX, Summer 2023
Education and Degree(s)
  • B.A. Literature, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina