Harvard University s Romance Languages Department Teaching Prize This prize is awarded to excellence in teaching to undergraduate students.

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1 NÉFER MUÑOZ-SOLANO Apartado postal , San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica Phone: (506) EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Harvard University PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures. Spanish. May Dissertation on Latin American journalist-writers: Lima Barreto (Brazil), Marín Cañas (Costa Rica) and García Márquez (Colombia). Title of dissertation: Noveling in newspapers and reporting in novels in Latin America. A.M. in Hispanic Literatures. March New York University M.A. in Latin American Studies and Journalism. May University of Costa Rica Licenciate in Journalism. August B.A. in Mass Communications. March Study abroad Lemann Fellowship in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Academic year Harvard Summer School in Rio de Janeiro. Summer Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism by Gabriel García Márquez. México City. October Instituto Oficial de Radio y Televisión Española. Madrid. January-February KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Professor at University of Costa Rica January 2014 to present Tenure-track position, teaching and doing research. Harvard University s Romance Languages Department Teaching Prize This prize is awarded to excellence in teaching to undergraduate students. Jorge Paulo Lemann Fellowship Fellowship to conduct research in Brazil. USD 18,000. Academic year

2 Certificate of Distinction in Teaching to Undergraduates Harvard University. Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (awarded to Teaching Fellows with average evaluation scores over 4.5/5). Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 (Spanish Teaching); Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 (Portuguese Teaching). Postgraduate Student Associate David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Academic years David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Summer Research Travel Grant Grant to do research in Brazil. Summers 2008 and Nancy Clark Smith Fund Grant to study in Brazil. Summers 2006, 2007 and Inter American Press Association Fellowship (IAPA) Annual Scholarship, Granted to one Latin American journalist to study in the United States. USD 13,000. LASPAU-Organization of American States Scholarship for a master s program in the United States. Academic years President of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in Costa Rica (APEX). Main organization for the international press corps in Costa Rica WORK EXPERIENCE University of Costa Rica Professor. Two year tenure-track appointment Teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Research fellow at Centro de Investigación en Comunicación (CICOM). British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Mundo. March 2013 to present. Freelance producer. Translating, editing and writing news stories. Harvard University Resident Tutor in Spanish at Kirkland House. Academic year Teaching Fellow in Spanish and Portuguese. Academic years PhD Student in Spanish. Harvard Summer School Spanish Instructor. Study Abroad Program in Buenos Aires. Summer Spanish Instructor. Program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Summer 2009.

3 Avon Company Translating texts from English into Spanish. Summer Hunter College (City University of New York) Adjunct Spanish Instructor. Spring New York University Adjunct Spanish Instructor. Fall Berlitz Institute Spanish Instructor in New York. Rockefeller Center and Wall Street Branches. Summer El Diario La Prensa, Newspaper in New York Journalist Intern. Summer Inter Press Service (IPS) News Agency Correspondent in Central America for this global news service. March 1999-August Europa Press (EP) News Agency Correspondent in Central America for this Spanish news service. January 2000-December La Nación, Newspaper in Costa Rica Staff Reporter. Reported and wrote stories for the Sunday and Viva Magazines. May February International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations in Costa Rica Freelance Writer. Prepared stories about poverty in Central America. May-August Latin University of Costa Rica Journalism Instructor. April 1998-April SPECIAL COVERAGE AS REPORTER United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development. Johannesburg, South Africa. August-September United Nations Conference for Least Developed Countries. Brussels, Belgium. May Conflict of Zapatista Rising in Chiapas. Mexico, San Cristóbal de las Casas. February th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Governments. Panama City, Panama. Nov 2000.

4 RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS March 2015 My dissertation was reviewed by the journal Dissertation Reviews in March Expected Mid-2015 Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica (University of Costa Rica Press). Book: Novelando en el periódico y reporteando en la novela de América Latina. October 2014 Guest Speaker at XII Coloquio Literario de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Monterrey on Gabriel García Márquez. El diarismo mágico o el uso de la hipérbole en el periodismo de García Márquez. May 2014 Paper presented at LASA in Chicago, Illinois: Violencia y memoria en Centroamérica: la ficción y la no ficción entrelazadas en El material humano de Rodrigo Rey Rosa. April 2014 Article published by BBC Las exageraciones en el periodismo de García Márquez m October 2013 Article published by BBC El país con la menor participación ciudadana de América Latina Spring 2013 PhD dissertation, Harvard University: Novelando en el periódico y reporteando en la novela de América Latina (Noveling in newspapers and reporting in novels in Latin America). February 2013 Guest speaker at King s College London. Title of the research paper: El periodismo hiperbólico o el diarismo mágico en Gabriel García Márquez (Hyperbolic journalism or magical journalism in Gabriel García Márquez). February 27, February 2013 Paper presented at the Narratives of Migration and Exile Conference, King s College London. Title of the paper: Perrozompopo: non-conformist migrant music after the Sandinista Revolution. February 21, October 2012

5 Guest speaker at King s College London. Title of research paper: El contrabando literario entre fronteras nebulosas: periodismo y literatura en América Latina ( Literary contraband between nebulous frontiers: journalism and literature in Latin America.) November 2011 Photographic dossier Faces of Latin America published in the online magazine of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. June 2009 Paper presented at LASA in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: El infierno verde de Marín Cañas y la sala de narración ( El infierno verde by Marin Canas and the narration room. ) May 2007 Paper presented at 32nd Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association. Bahia, Brazil. El escritor Miguel Ángel Asturias y su hijo el guerrillero Rodrigo Asturias: Hombres de raíz ( Writer Miguel Angel Asturias and his son, guerrilla leader Rodrigo Asturias: Men of roots. ) May 2005 Masters project at NYU. Investigative journalism in Latin America: The Case of Costa Rica. August 2003 Thesis on Journalism at University of Costa Rica: La historia del reportaje en Costa Rica ( The History of Reportage in Costa Rica. ) November 2001 El trópico seco reverdece (The dry tropics greens). Special report about poverty in Nicaragua. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) Los magos del vetiver (Wizards of vetiver). Special report about poverty in Nicaragua. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) Cae la tiranía del monocultivo (Monoculture tyranny falls). Special report about poverty in Honduras. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) Los cafetaleros ecológicos (Ecological coffee planters). Special report about poverty in Honduras. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) Innovadores del desarrollo (Innovators of development). Special report about poverty in Honduras. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)

6 Produciendo semillas (Producing seeds). Special report about poverty in Guatemala. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) De pastores a empresarios (Shephers and entrepreneurs). Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) Agricultores se convierten en empresarios (Peasants and entrepreneurs). Special report about poverty in Costa Rica. Booklet edited by RUTA, United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) May 2001 Special coverage in TerraViva newspaper, during the United Nations Conference for Least Developed Countries. Brussels, Belgium. November 2000 Special coverage during the X Summit of Ibero-American Presidents. Inter Press Service. Panama City, Panama. February 1997 Chiapas detrás de la máscara ( Chiapas, behind the mask. ) Special coverage of the zapatista movement in Chiapas, México. La Nación newspaper, Costa Rica. February 1997 Special report, investigative journalism: J`ai travaillé dans les plantations, et maintenant je suis sterile. Report about people in jeopardy due to hazardous pesticides in Latin American banana plantations. Courier International Magazine. Paris, France. LANGUAGE SKILLS Spanish native speaker. Fluent in English and Portuguese. ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Modern Languages Association (MLA) AHGBI (Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland)

7 REFEREES The following referees are currently available upon request. Professor Diana Sorensen Dean for the Arts and Humanities Harvard University Phone: Fax: University Hall North 218 & Boylston Hall 418, Cambridge, MA, United States Professor Bradley Epps Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of Cambridge Phone: Fax: Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA United Kingdom George Yudice Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures University of Miami Phone: Ext Merrick Building Room University Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States