Pablo Pastrana-Pérez

Pablo Pastrana-Pérez
Chair
Associate Professor of Spanish
Location:
409 Sprau Tower, Mail Stop 5338
Mailing address:
Department of Spanish
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1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA
Pablo Pastrana-Pérez
Office hours:

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Bio:

Dr. Pablo Pastrana-Pérez is an associate professor of Spanish medieval literature and historical linguistics in the Department of Spanish at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥.

His papers and publications to date have focused on 15th and 16th-century texts, particularly the short chivalric narratives. He is finishing a collaborative research project that began between Pastrana-Pérez and the late Catherine Julien (Department of History). The project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, involves a scholarly edition of 61 documents pertaining to Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's exploration of the South-American interior between 1540 and 1544.

Pastrana-Pérez is active in the Medieval Institute and serves as the faculty director of the undergraduate study abroad program in Santander, Spain. He is the recipient of a 2016-17 College of Arts and Sciences’ Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching.