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Ph.D., Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, 2003
Comparative literature, Literary theory, Latin American novel, Spanish african literature

Dr. Joseph-Désiré Otabela specializes in Latin American novel and Spanish African Literature with a Ph.D. dissertation on Mario Vargas Llosa's La fiesta del chivo and Donato Ndongo’s Los poderes de la tempestad. He has a published book, Literatura emergente en español. Literatura de Guinea Ecuatorial (2004), and articles in EPOS and ConNotas. He has been teaching Latin American Literature, Spanish African Literature, Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Yaounde I (Cameroon) since 2003. He is interested in Spanish Afro American literature. He teaches a variety of courses in Spanish language and literature, as well as Spanish American literature and Spanish African literature.

 

Contact:
211D Arts & Science Building
573-882-5571
otabelamewoloj@missouri.edu

Romance Languages & Literatures
143 Arts & Science Bldg.
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211 USA
tel. 573-882-4874
fax. 573-884-8171
general inquiries: romancelanguages@missouri.edu
graduate program: rlgrad@missouri.edu