Faculty Profile
Amaury Leopoldo Sosa
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese (2017)
Contact Information
Bosler Hall Bosler Hall 112
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Bio
I was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and have lived and studied in New York, Vermont, Rio de Janeiro, and Madrid. These crossings inform and drive my comparative and cross-disciplinary approach to teaching and research questions about the cultural productions of Iberia, Latin America, and the Latinx diaspora. In my classes, we engage close reading strategies and queer and feminist methodologies to unpack literary and audiovisual texts. As for scholarship, I focus on early modern life writing, difference and identity, subjectivity, vigilance, and the Inquisition. I am currently working on a project tentatively titled, “The Auto/Biographical Imperative," which examines 16th- and 17th-century I/Eye-texts, surveillance, and empire.
Education
- B.A., Middlebury College, 2007
- Ph.D., New York University, 2018
2026-2027 Academic Year
Fall 2026
FYSM 100 First-Year Seminar
The First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces students to Dickinson as a "community of inquiry" by developing habits of mind essential to liberal learning. Through the study of a compelling issue or broad topic chosen by their faculty member, students will:
- Critically analyze information and ideas
- Examine issues from multiple perspectives
- Discuss, debate and defend ideas, including one's own views, with clarity and reason
- Develop discernment, facility and ethical responsibility in using information, and
- Create clear academic writing
The small group seminar format of this course promotes discussion and interaction among students and their professor. In addition, the professor serves as students' initial academic advisor. This course does not duplicate in content any other course in the curriculum and may not be used to fulfill any other graduation requirement.
SPAN 215 Spanish Comp & Conversation
Completion of both SPAN 215 and SPAN 245 fulfills the WID Requirement.
SPAN 500 Independent Study
Spring 2027
SPAN 215 Spanish Comp & Conversation
This course is designed to further develop students’ writing, listening, and speaking skills in Spanish, while introducing them to more formal written assignments. Through a diverse selection of readings across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking worlds, students will engage with the fundamentals of close reading analysis, refine their oral expression, and strengthen their knowledge of cultural themes and ideas. Prerequisite: 202. NOTE: Completion of both 215 and 245 fulfills the WID requirement. Students who have completed 231 or courses above 239 may not take this course.
SPAN 225 Panoramas I
Cross-listed with LALC 101-01. A multi-disciplinary, introductory course designed to familiarize students with the regions through a study of their history, economics, politics, literature, and culture in transnational and comparative perspective. The purpose of the course is to provide a framework that will prepare students for more specialized courses in particular disciplines and specific areas of LALC studies.