Dr. Paul Alonso, an Associate Professor in the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech, holds a Ph.D. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. His books “Satiric TV in the Americas” (Oxford University Press, 2018) and "Digital Satire in Latin America" (University Press of Florida, 2024) are pioneer studies on the convergence of journalism, entertainment, satire, politics and digital cultures 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 former journalist for international newspapers and magazines, he is also the author of four books of fiction. 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 American and Global Cultures. In 2024, he received a Fulbright Scholar Award.
Education:
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.
