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Hispanic Languages & Literatures



DANIEL BALDERSTON

PhD, Comparative Literature, Princeton Universtiy
Mellon Professor of Modern Languages

Director of Graduate Studies

1309G Cathedral of Learning
412-648-0279
dbalder@pitt.edu

Daniel Balderston joined the University of Pittsburgh on January 1, 2008 as Mellon Professor of Hispanic Languages and Literatures.

Professor Balderston is the director of the Borges Center and editor of Variaciones Borges.

An expert on Borges, Southern Cone literature, Brazilian literature, and Latin American gender and sexuality studies, Balderston’s recent publications include: Approaches to Teaching Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman; El deseo, enorme cicatriz luminosa: Ensayos sobre homosexualidades latinoamericanas; y Borges, realidades y simulacros.

Download Daniel Balderston’s CV (PDF)