Michael Handelsman

Michael Handelsman is a graduate of Gettysburg College (B.A. in Spanish) and the University of Florida (M.A. and Ph.D. in Romance Languages; Ph.D. Certificate in Latin American Studies), and he has been on the University of Tennessee faculty since 1976. Handelsman’s principal teaching and research interests are Latin American narrative, Ecuadorian literature and culture, concepts of national identity, women writers, literary journals, Afro Hispanic literature, globalization, and decolonization.  In addition to having received an Organization of American States research grant and six Fulbright fellowships, he has been a Distinguished Professor in the Humanities since 1987. Professor Handelsman has been named a Lindsay Young Scholar (1983), and was awarded the 2004 Alexander Prize for teaching and scholarship and the 2005 and 2011 Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Awards. In 2008, he received the Jefferson Prize in recognition of exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and service.  In 2014, Handelsman received the Chancellor’s “Ready for the World” Citation for his many contributions to fostering  a campus culture of global awareness and engagement.  Additionally, in 2010 the Tennessee Foreign Language Teacher Association recognized Handelsman with the Jacqueline Elliott Award for outstanding service to the profession at the post-secondary level.

Phone: 865-974-7010

Email: handelsm@utk.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida