Memory and Monuments

Latin American and Latinx Literature

Translation

Migration and Exile

About

Hilary Levinson has been teaching in the Department of Focused Inquiry since 2018. Before coming to VCU, she taught literature, composition, and Spanish language at the University of Michigan, where she earned her Ph.D. in comparative literature. In her classrooms, she encourages students to practice “reading” the world around them in order to become confident thinkers who engage with our collective cultures and environments in critical and imaginative ways. Beyond the classroom, Dr. Levinson has led study abroad classes in Chile and Italy. She also serves as the Assistant Director at the Humanities Research Center and has been a co-director of the HRC's Memory Lab.

Dr. Levinson is also a translator, working with materials in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan and French. Outside of VCU, she enjoys baking and dancing.

Education

• Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
• B.A., English, Amherst College

Courses Taught

• UNIV 111
• UNIV 112
• UNIV 200
• UNIV 299
• ENGL 391

Awards

• VCU General Education Teaching Award, 2025-26
• Global Learning Program Development Award/ L & L Friendship Fund Global Access Grant, 2025
• Global Learning Program Development Award, 2023
• 5x5 HRC Collaborative Grants, VCU Humanities Research Center, 2022
• Innovative Project Award, University College, 2020