Ignacio Ruiz Pérez, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Office: Hammond Hall 319
Office Phone: 817.272.2473
Fax: 817.272.5408
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Professor Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez (Licenciatura University of Veracruz, 1998; Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005) is specialist in Mexican and Spanish American Literature, with a particular focus on twentieth-century poetry. He has been awarded the following poetry prizes:

• Premio Nacional de Poesía "Alí Chumacero" (2000)
• Premio Nacional de Poesía "José Gorostiza" (2004)
• Premio Regional de Poesía "Rodulfo Figueroa" (2005)
• Premio Nacional de Poesía Joven "Salvador Gallardo Dávalos" (2006)

Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez’s most recent book is Lecturas y diversiones: la poesía crítica de Eduardo Lizalde, Gabriel Zaid, José Carlos Becerra y José Emilio Pacheco (University of Veracruz, 2008). He is currently working on his book manuscript on José Carlos Becerra's poetry.

Visit Dr. Ruiz-Pérez's UTA Research Profile  (includes his course syllabi).