Josefina Ludmer
Josefina Ludmer (San Francisco, Córdoba – May 3, 1939; Buenos Aires, December 10, 2016) was an Argentinean professor, essayist, writer, and literary critic.[1] She was a professor at the University of Buenos Aires (1984–1991)[2] and later at Yale University (1988–2005), specializing in Latin American literature.[3]
Josefina Ludmer | |
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 Josefina Ludmer in 2014 | |
| Born | May 3, 1939 San Francisco (Córdoba) |
| Died | December 10, 2016 |
| Nationality | Argentinean |
| Occupation | professor, essayist, writer, and literary critic |
| Known for | Books: El género gauchesco. Un tratado sobre la patria (1988), translated as The Gaucho Genre: A Treatise on the Motherland (2002); and El cuerpo del delito. Un manual (1999), translated as The Corpus Delicti: A Manual of Argentine Fictions (2004) |
| Parent(s) | Beile Nemirovsky Natalio Ludmer |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, 1984; Konex Platinum Prize (Linguistic Theory and Literature), 2016; Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Buenos Aires, 2010. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Rosario |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Literary critic |
| Sub-discipline | Latin American literature |
| Institutions | Yale University, University of Buenos Aires |
References
- Clarín.com. "Ludmer y el legado de su imaginación crítica". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- Factory, Troop Software. "Josefina Ludmer | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- "Josefina Ludmer | Faculty of Arts and Sciences". fas.yale.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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