Diego Maggi

Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor Maggi

What are your research interests?

Latin American migration literature, the Venezuelan migration crisis, national identity and memory.

What classes are you teaching at Lehigh?

Cultural Evolution of Latin America

What degrees do you hold and where did you earn them?

  • Ph.D. in Spanish literature and cultural studies, Georgetown University
  • M.S. in Spanish literature and cultural studies, Georgetown University
  • M.A. in literature, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
  • B.A. in social communication, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas

What was your previous institution?

Georgetown University

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

One of the things I enjoy most about teaching is sharing ideas with students and learning from their perspectives.

Why did you choose Lehigh?

Lehigh is recognized among the nation's highly-ranked research universities and higher education institutions for excellence in diversity. I am also looking forward to the opportunity to collaborate with the colleagues and students of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and other programs and departments at Lehigh University.