Paul Alonso
Associate Professor of Spanish
- School of Modern Languages
- Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center
Overview
Dr. Paul Alonso, an Associate Professor in the School of Modern Languages at the Georgia Tech, holds a Ph.D. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. His book “Satiric TV in the Americas” (Oxford University Press, 2018) is a pioneer study on the convergence of journalism, entertainment, satire, politics and popular culture in Latin America. He has also published the book "Thirty Years of Entertainment and Politics in Peru" (Editorial Planeta, 2022), and his research has appeared in journals such as the Latin American Research Review, The Journal of Popular Culture, Bulletin of Latin American Research, The Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, and included in edited collections. A Peruvian journalist and author, he has published in some of the most prestigious newspapers in Spanish (such as El País and El Nuevo Herald), and in diverse international magazines. He is the author of three books of fiction and has hosted interview shows in Peru. Before joining Georgia Tech, Alonso was also a staff member of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. He is currently the director of Polivision, a bilingual and multimedia outlet based in Atlanta that covers Latin(o) American and Global Cultures.
- Ph.D. in Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin, 2012.
- M.A. Journalism and Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007.
- B.A. Liberal Arts and Humanities, Major in Literature and Linguistics. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, 2002.
Interests
- Communication
- Digital Media
- Literary and Cultural Studies
- Media Studies
- Spanish
Focuses:
- Latin America and Caribbean
- Media
- Performance
Courses
- LMC-3843: Spec Topic-Communication
- ML-8801: Special Topics
- SPAN-3101: Conversation I
- SPAN-3111: Composition I
- SPAN-3211: Spain Today
- SPAN-3235: Latin America Today
- SPAN-3300: Satire & Media Americas
- SPAN-3590: Issues in Andean Devmt
- SPAN-3592: Andean Culture Commerce
- SPAN-3690: Commerce Sustain Commun
- SPAN-3691: Bus Comm& Correspondence
- SPAN-3694: Seminar Abroad
- SPAN-4360: Covering LatinX Culture
- SPAN-4410: Media and Power in Lat America
- SPAN-4500: Intercultural Seminar
- SPAN-6360: Covering LatinX Culture
- SPAN-6410: Media & Power Lat America
- SPAN-6500: Intercultural Seminar
All Publications
Books
- Thirty Years of Entertainment and Politics in Peru
Date: 2022
- Satiric TV in the Americas: Critical Metatainment as Negotiated Dissent
Date: 2018
Journal Articles
- Hybrid Alternative Digital-Native Media in Latin America during the Pandemic: Two Peruvian Cases of Entrepreneurial Journalism Hosted from Spain
In: Journal of Latin American Communication Research [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2022
- Satiric Magazines as Hybrid Alternative Media in Latin America
In: Latin American Research Review [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2019
- Peruvian Infotainment: From Fujimori’s media dictatorship to democracy’s satire
In: Bulletin of Latin American Research [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2016
- Sacha Baron Cohen and Da Ali G Show: A Critique on Identity in Times of Satiric Infotainment.
In: Journal of Popular Culture [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2016
- Satiric Infotainment in Mexico: The case of Brozo, el Payaso Tenebroso.
In: Cuadernos.Info [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2015
- The Impact of Media Spectacle on Peruvian Politics: The Case of Jaime Bayly’s El Francotirador.
In: Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2015
- Barcelona: la ácida prensa argentina.
In: Chasqui: Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2007
- Prensa cosmopolita: Etiqueta Negra y el Malpensante.
In: Chasqui: Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2007
- The Clinic: La nueva prensa satírica de Chile.
In: Chasqui: Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2005
Chapters
- Digital Humor as Cultural Globalization in Latin America
In: Internet, Humor, and Nation in Latin/x America [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2022
- Carnival, Hybridity, and Latin American Digital Humor: The Ecuadorian case of Enchufe.tv
In: Digital Humanities in Latin America [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
- Infotainment and Alternative Press
Date: 2010