Carlos A. Fernandez joined the Center for Latino Arts and Culture in 2005. He holds a doctorate in folklore from Indiana University, where he specialized in ethnomusicology. Originally from Costa Rica, he is a musician performing vocal and instrumental music from the Latin American renaissance and contemporary folk and popular music. His scholarly research has focused on popular religious practice and traditional music of Central America and the Caribbean and includes several articles and a book, Romancero y Cancionero Tradicional de Costa Rica (1999). Dr. Fernandez serves as adjunct faculty with the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, where he teaches an introductory seminar for the Latin Images Living Learning Community (LLC) and courses in Latino festival, identity and performance.
