Ángela Castro

Ángela Castro is an accomplished academic in the field of Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures and Cultures, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Colorado College since August 2019, where courses taught include Afro-Latin American Cultures & Literatures and various levels of Spanish. Previously, Castro held the position of Visiting Assistant Professor, focusing on the representation of the Afro-Caribbean female body and other cultural contexts in literature. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Instructor at the University of Minnesota from August 2011 to May 2019, where courses involved Women Writers of Africa and the African Diaspora. Castro's educational background includes a PhD and Master's degree from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor's degree in Literature from Universidad del Valle. Additionally, Castro contributed to the newspaper La Palabra during the period of 2006 to 2009 at Universidad del Valle.