Jorge Marcone is a Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Comparative Literature. A Rutgers professor since 1991, he specializes in the history of environmentalism, Hispanic literature and culture, and the representation of Amazonia in literature and the visual arts. His teaching and research also focus on the environmental humanities—an emerging field that involves the study of beliefs, values, and culture to understand and address environmental conflict. He has served as graduate program director for the Program in Comparative Literature and seminar leader at the Center for Cultural Analysis.
As an Associate Dean in the Division of Humanities, he assists with the mentoring and promotion of faculty in several departments and leads the division’s initiative in Public Humanities, which includes public humanities, digital humanities, and new efforts to support graduate career paths focused on public engagement.
Learn more about Associate Dean Marcone’s scholarship and research on the Department of Spanish and Portuguese website.
