Williams, Raymond L.

Professor of Spanish
(951) 827-1394
Office: HMNSS 2419
raymond.williams@ucr.edu

Degrees

• B.A. 1972, Washington State University
• M.A. 1974, University of Kansas
• Ph.D. 1977, University of Kansas

Biography

Raymond L.Williams is a specialist in Latin American narrative and Colombian literature. He is an internationally recognized scholar of the Colombian novel and the writings of Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Much of his teaching and research deals with trends in Latin American narrative since the 1960s, particularly postmodern and feminist fiction. His early publications involved new theoretical approaches to Colombian and Latin American fiction of the 1970s. He currently has two books in press:  THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SPANISH AMERICAN NOVEL: A CRITICAL HISTORY (University of Texas Press) and LA NOVELA POSMODERNA EN MEXICO (Universidad Veracruzana, co-authored with Blanca Rodriguez under the auspices of UC-Mexus).  His most recent book is MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: OTRA HISTORIA DE UN DEICIDIO (Mexico: Alfaguara/Taurus, 2001). He is currently researching and writing a book on the post-WWII novel in Latin America (Columbia University Press) and a book-length study on theory in Latin America. His book THE TWENTIEHT CENTURY SPANISH AMERICAN NOVEL was selected by CHOICE magazine as one of the most outstanding academic books of the year 2003. His administrative work at UCR has included serving as departmental chair, chair of the Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP), Associate Dean and Interim Dean.

Awards

• 1995 Order of San Carlos, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Colombia
• 1995: Fulbright Scholar, Colombia
• 1992: Bank-One Colorado Faculty Community Service Award, University of Colorado
• 1991: WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN EDUCATION
• 1987 Fulbright Research Scholar, Colombia
• 1985: Teacher of the Year,Washington University in St. Louis

Former Institutions

• University of Colorado (1987-97)
• Washington University (1980-87)
• University of Chicago (1977-79)

Books by Raymond L. Williams

	Colombia: Culture and Customs, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
	Posmodernidades Latinoamericanas, Bogotá: Universidad Central, 1998,
	The Writings of Carlos Fuentes, University of Texas Press, 1996. Link to additional information on this book.
	The Postmodern Novel in Latin America, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1995. (Paperback edition in press, January 1997). Link to additional information on this book
	The Colombian Novel. 1844-1987, Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991. (In Spanish: Novela y poder en Colombia, 1844-1987 Bogotá: Tercer Mundo Editores, 1991.) Link to additional information on this book
	Mario Vargas Llosa, New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1987. Link to additional information on this book
	Gabriel García Márquez, Boston: G. K. Hall, Twayne World Author Series, 1984. Link to additional information on this book
	Una dédcada de la novela colombiana: la experiencia de los setenta Bogotá: Plaza y Janés, 1981. Link to additional information on this book
	La novela colombiana contemporánea Bogotá: Plaza y Janés, 1976. Link to additional information on this book
	DE FICCIONES Y REALIDADES De ficciones (green book): edited volume of essays on Colombian literature, with emphasis on the work of Alvaro Cepeda Samudio and the literature of the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Link to additional information on this book
	A GUSTAVO ALVAREZ GARDEAZARAL Aproximaciones: edited volume of essays on the Colombian writer Alvarez Gardeazabal, with contributions by Kurt Levy, Jacques Gilard and others.
	THE MODERN LATIN-AMERICAN NOVEL An introduction to the Latin American novel from 1945 to 1999. Link to additional information on this book
	NOVELA Y PODER EN COLOMBIA A translation into Spanish of the study of the Colombian novel, 1844-1987.

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