Scholarly Interests:
A scholar and a novelist, my research focuses on Latin American literatures and cultures. I am interested in Latin American colonial and testimonial literature, as well as in the novel of the twenty-first century. My book on testimonial texts, Discursos de la nación pendiente (Editorial Pakarina/Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos) was published in 2016. I have also analyzed the “Indigenismo” literary genre, particularly the novels by José María Arguedas and Manuel Scorza. I have published articles and chapters in peer-reviewed books and academic journals, and participated in several local and international conferences. In 2018 I coedited the monographic number of the Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos (Canadian Journal of Hispanic Studies). My novel El límite del alba (Lluvia Editores) was published in 2022. A CV and additional information on my academic and literary publications can be found in my Linkedin profile (under María Teresa Grillo)

Teaching Statement:
At Mount Royal University, I am the Coordinator of the Spanish Section and provide students with advice on the Minor in Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures. I teach all levels of Spanish language courses, from SPAN1101 and SPAN1103 (Beginners’ I and II) to high intermediate courses on writing and oral expression, grammar courses and a Business Spanish course. Teaching Spanish and offering MRU students the opportunity to acquire a second language as an asset for their careers has been and continues to be a satisfaction. I teach two courses on Latin American cultures, LAST1101 and LAST2201. As a scholar who was born in South America, I am delighted to have the opportunity to teach about this beautiful region, its struggles and opportunities; I find it a way to contribute to multiculturalism and inclusion at MRU.

Selected Publications:
El límite del alba (novel). Lima, Lluvia Editores, 2022

Discursos de la nación pendiente (academic book). Lima, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos/Pakarina, 2016.

“El hervidero de Arguedas: Una mirada hacia Chimbote bajo el influjo del capital en El zorro de arriba y el zorro de abajo.” José Antonio Mazzotti, ed. Arguedas Global. Indigenismo en el nuevo milenio. Lima, Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana/Universidad César Vallejo/International Association of Peruvianists, pp. 413-433.

"El suicidio como performance en 'El zorro de arriba y el zorro de abajo' de José María Arguedas". Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos (Canadian Journal of Hispanic Studies).Vol. 42.2 (Winter 2018) pp. 211-223.

"Convergencia de lo onírico y lo alegórico en la narrativa de Manuel Scorza". Revista Desde El Sur (Universidad Científica del Sur) Vol. 11.1 (2019), pp. 101-115.

Selected Grants, Honours and Awards:
022 - 2023. Mount Royal University Internal Research Fund. Internal Research Grant Fund. 3000 (CAD).

2014 - 2015. Mount Royal University Internal Research Fund. Internal Research Grant Fund. A study on Andean testimonio in Peru. 5000 (CAD).

2008, September - 2010, August. Doctoral Fellowship. Conferred by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Canada