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Ríos Villarini, Nadjah

Faculty Member

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overview

  • Nadjah Rios Villarini was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. She pursued her bachelor's degree in Literature at the University of Puerto Rico. After experiencing an existential crisis, she decided to study Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Texas in Austin, where she completed her MA and PhD in 2004. Since then, she has been working at the University of Puerto Rico, serving as a Full Professor in the Faculty of General Studies.

    She has explored various academic themes over different cycles. The first focused on the migration of Puerto Ricans to Saint Croix from a linguistic perspective. The second cycle delved into the music of calypso and its connection to intracaribbean migratory movements. Lately, she considers herself a digital humanist.

selected publications

research overview

  • Digital Humanities, Community Archiving, Puerto Rican Migration, Language politics and policies, Calypso and Carnaval in Puerto Rico

full name

  • Nadjah Ríos Villarini

primary email

  • nadjah.rios@upr.edu

phone

  • 787-764-0000 Ext.88630
Publications in VIVO
  • Contact Info
  • 787-764-0000 Ext.88630