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Vasquez, Eva

Vasquez, Eva

Associate Professor

World Languages, Literatures, and Humanities

Phone: 718-262-2437
Office Location: AC-3C10
Email: evasquez@york.cuny.edu

Eva Cristina Vásquez, Ph.D. in Theatre (CUNY, 2001), specializes in Puerto Rican and Latinx theater. She is an Associate Professor at York College, CUNY, where she coordinates the Puerto Rican Studies Program. She has served in various leadership roles, including the York College Senate and CUNY Council on World Language Study. Active in New York’s theater scene, she has collaborated with multiple companies and co-founded Teatro Círculo, where she coordinates educational initiatives. A playwright and scholar, her works have been staged and published, including Pregones Theatre: A Theatre for Social Change in the South Bronx (Routledge, 2003). She has participated in major academic conferences and editorial boards and has received numerous awards, including the Latin Alternative Theater Award (2024) and the Thalía Award (2023).

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates
PhD City University of New York Graduate School Theatre June 2001 
MA Hunter College Theatre June 1993 
BA University of Puerto Rico Theatre May 1988 

Areas of Expertise

  • Puerto Rican Studies
  • Women's Studies
  • Latin American Theater
  • Puerto Rican Theater
  • Latinx Theater
  • Spanish

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