Dr. Denis Heyck

Professor, Spanish Language and Literature

dheyck@luc.edu

Research Interests

• Nonformal education in Latin America
• Effects of globalization on traditional cultures in Latin America
• Role of civil society in Latin American culture
• Gender and development in Latin America
• Religion in contemporary Latin American culture
• Environmental issues in Latin America

Selected Publications

• Schools in the Forest (Kumarian Press, 2010).
• Tradición y cambio: lecturas sobre la cultura latinoamericana contemporánea. 3rd.ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2005)
• Surviving Globalization in Three Latin American Communities (Broadview Press, 2002).
• Barrios and Borderlands: Cultures of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (Routledge, 1994).
• Life Stories of the Nicaraguan Revolution (Routledge, 1990).

Education

• B.A. Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
• MA and Ph.D. Latin American Studies, University of London, Kings College

Courses Regularly Taught

• Latin American Culture
• Contemporary Latin American Novel
• Masterpieces of Latin American Literature
• Spanish Conversation and Composition
• Advanced Oral Expression

Interests

• Music, all kinds, especially guitar and Brazilian music
• Swimming
• Walking