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Biography

Carlos Burgos, PhD

Senior Director of Academic Affairs, Madrid Center

  • Ph.D., Stanford University, Latin American and Iberian Studies
  • M.A., Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Philosophy
  • M.A., University of California at Davis, Latin American Literature
  • B.A., Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Literature

Dr. Carlos Burgos is the Senior Director of Academic Affairs, Madrid Center.  In addition to serving as the Academic Director, he teaches courses on Spanish and Latin American Literature and film.

Areas of Interest

Burgos has taught a variety of courses at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Stanford and University of California, Davis, including language courses, surveys in Latin American literature and culture as well as upper division courses in film and critical theory. In addition to teaching departmental classes, Burgos Jara has participated in team-taught seminars on politics, terrorism, and documentary films in South America.