Department of World Languages & Cultures

Rachel Haywood-Ferreira, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Program/s

Portuguese

Spanish

Interests

Professor Haywood Ferreira's current research focus is Latin American science fiction, with an emphasis on the sf produced in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico during the extended nineteenth century. She is also interested in the serialized Argentine science fiction of the 1950s (fanzines and comics) and the Latin American fantastic. Her book, The Emergence of Latin American Science Fiction, is forthcoming with Wesleyan University Press.

Selected Publications

"The First Wave: Latin American Science Fiction Discovers Its Roots" Science Fiction Studies 34.3 (2007): 432-62.

"Back to the Future: The Expanding Field of Latin-American Science Fiction." Hispania 91.2 (2008): 352-62.

"By Burro and by Beagle: Geographical Journeys through Time in Latin American Science Fiction." Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts 18.2 (2007): 166-86.

Professional Activity

Executive Committee for the Modern Language Association Discussion Group on Science Fiction and Utopian and Fantastic Literature (2003-2008).

Awards

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Teaching, 2009

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Award for Early Achievement in Teaching, 2008.