Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of humanities, Latin American and Latino culture at Amherst College. He is the prize-winning author of numerous books, including On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language. Professor Stavans is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and Latino Literature Prize. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio and hosts NEPR’s podcast “In Contrast.” He is also publisher of Restless Books.
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/7ewZJ91gq6p2243ZLKgdF8SotppMHJe68LyTTPu1yuY/w:256/h:171/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:70/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9pdHQtaW1hZ2VzL1N0YXZhbnNfUm9tYV9tb3ZpZV9yZXZpZXcuanBn.jpg)
Culture
In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón Zooms in on Class Tensions
Set in early 1970s Mexico, a new film explores the life of a domestic worker in a middle-class family.
Ilan Stavans
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/LQyB5sx4a2EJbcXgyeAL9hHarAm-TOjubjKzt1kQ32k/w:256/h:171/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:70/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9pdHQtaW1hZ2VzL1N0YXZhbnNfTWFydGluZXpfQ2VudHJhbF9BbWVyaWNhX1Zpb2xlbmNlLmpwZw.jpg)
Culture
Óscar Martínez’s New Book Vividly Demonstrates Why People Are Fleeing Central America
In 'a History of Violence,' the reporter and award-winning author of 'The Beast' looks at endemic drug violence
Ilan Stavans