Ryan Hill is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. He grew up in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. After serving a mission in Rancagua, Chile, Ryan finished his BA and MA at BYU before moving on to receive his PhD in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures from Johns Hopkins University (2022).
Research Interests
His research interests lie in 20th and 21st century Latin American literature and culture, particularly Southern Cone. His current research centers on the connection between soccer and society in Latin America and Spain, exploring questions of nationality, violence, belonging, coloniality, and aesthetics as expressed in the wide-ranging narratives of the Luso-Hispanic soccer world. His work explores literary and artistic representations of soccer as a lens through which to analyze how the game serves to perpetuate, subvert, and disrupt traditional political, economic and social power structures.
Teaching Interests
Ryan has taught lower level Spanish language classes and particularly loves teaching classes on Hispanic literatures and cultures.
