Associate Professor of Spanish, Associate Head Director, UGA en Buenos Aires (UGABA) Dr. Betina Kaplan researches contemporary Latin American literature, visual culture, and film. She is the author of Género y violencia en la narrativa del cono sur (1954-2003), 2007. She is currently working on a project on mapping narratives of Latin American immigrants in Athens, Georgia Research Research Areas: Latin American, Iberian & Latinx Studies Media, Visual Culture, & Performance Studies Research Interests: Dr. Betina Kaplan has research interests in contemporary Latin American literature, visual culture, and film. She is the author of Género y violencia en la narrativa del cono sur (1954-2003), 2007. Frequently Taught Courses Courses Regularly Taught: SPAN 6700 Education Education: PhD, Columbia University Lincenciatura en Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires