Dr. Canovas specializes in the study of French poetry and narrative from Baudelaire to surrealism.

Originally from Italy, he completed his undergraduate studies in Florence, and his graduate studies in France and the US. Besides ASU, he has taught at Duke University and Truman State.

David Agruss specializes in Victorian literature and culture.

Jorge Franco IV is pursuing his PhD in Comparative Culture and Language at Arizona State University. He teaches in SILC and serves as a faculty associate for the Central European Cultural Collaborative.