Spanish GTA Modern Languages & Literatures

Virgilio Fernando Acevedo, Spanish PhD Graduate Teaching Assistant, is from western Puerto Rico. Having survived hellish experiences forced on him by the consequences of the pandemic, he is currently beginning the study of literature at Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to this, Acevedo worked as an instructor of history and political science in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Also, he taught Spanish as an adjunct in colleges and universities in Connecticut and Boston. Acevedo has worked as a legal assistant in several law firms in New York City and in Massachusetts. He holds a BA, magna cum laude, in history from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico at San Germán; an MA in history from The University of Connecticut, Storrs; an MA in international relations from the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at Drew University; and an MA in Literature in Spanish from the University of Colorado, Boulder. His main areas of interest are the intersection of history and literature in the narrative genre in Spanish America; modernism; the history and literature of the Southern Cone countries; and, finally, the theories of decolonization and the role that literature has played in creating myths and narratives of the nation-states of Spanish-America since 1810. 

Previous Degrees

  • BA in History | Inter-American University of Puerto Rico at San Germán
  • MA in History | University of Connecticut
  • MA in International Relations | Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at Drew University
  • MA in Literature in Spanish from the University of Colorado, Boulder

Areas of Interest

  • Intersection of History and Literature (in Spanish America)
  • Modernism
  • History and Literature of the Southern Cone 
  • Theories of Decolonization
  • Literature in Spanish-America since 1810

Courses Taught

  • SPAN 101

Contact Information:

Office: 1036 Oldfather Hall

Email: vacevedo2@huskers.unl.edu