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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Jorge Ruffinelli papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1557
Physical Description:
13.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1970-2001
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc .
Language of Material:
English .
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Emeritus Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Jorge Ruffinelli (b. 1943,
Uruguay) is a major figure in the study of Latin American literary history, cinema, and the
intersection between art and cultural politics. Since the beginning of his career,
Ruffinelli has directed and contributed to the body of literature, first working as the
Director of the Uruguayan weekly review
Marcha'sliterary section in 1968, an
Adjunct Professor of University of Buenos Aires' Latin American literature program in 1973,
Director of the
Centro de Investigaciones Lingüístico-Literarias at the
Universidad Veracruzana in 1974, before settling into his role as a Full
Professor at Stanford's then Department of Spanish and Portuguese. He has published twenty
books of literary and cultural criticism and more than five hundred articles, critical
notes, and reviews in journals throughout the world. He was the founder and director of two
literary journals, Texto crítico (1975-) and its companion, Nuevo texto crítico (1987-). His
interest in Latin cinema has also expanded beyond the literature, as in 1993, he filmed a
documentary on Augusto Monterroso, intervieweing major Mexican writers and critics.
Additionally, he has prepared thousands of articles about feature films by Latin American
directors for the unpublished
Encyclopedia of Latin American Cinema.
[identification of item], Jorge Ruffinelli papers (SC1557). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The materials in this collection pertain to the research, publications, and correspondence
during the time Jorge Ruffinelli spent as a Full Professor in the Department of Spanish and
Portuguese. A sizable portion of the collection includes research files on contemporary
Latin cinematographers and theorists. Additionally, publication resources, such as article
submissions and publisher correspondence, appear which contributed to the creation of two
academic journals,
Texto Critico and its successor,
Nuevo Texto
Critico
. Also included in the collection are photographs, VHS, CDs, magnetic media
containing reference material, digital copies of submissions, symposium recordings, and
publishing software.
While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford University. Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America
Film criticism
Universities and colleges -- Faculty.
Stanford University. Department of Iberian and Latin American
Cultures.