Giovanny Antonio Salas Torres

Giovanny Salas Torres is from Colombia. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures at UMass Amherst. He holds an LL.B. (Universidad Católica de Colombia, 2015) and an M.A. in Literature (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2018). His research focuses on 20th and 21st century Latin American literatures and cultures, transatlantic studies, and the intersections of art, literature, and philosophy. Giovanny is currently working on his dissertation project entitled Memories of Proust in Latin American Literatures. His work will appear in peer-reviewed journals such as Revista Iberoamericana (University of Pittsburg) and Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos (Connecticut College).