Biography
David obtained his B.A. in Spanish and French (double major) from UCLA as student of the year in the Spanish and Portuguese Department in 2015. David obtained his Masters in Spanish from UCI and passed his Ph.D. qualifying exams with honors. Native of Belgium, David speaks 7 languages and his interests are focused in translation and culture, through knowledge of language (epistemology), being (ontology), and religion (metaphysics). His doctoral thesis encompasses the identity within exile of republicans after the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War and of Jews during and after WW II, while his general research interests include the representation of Judaism in Spanish and potentially French literature as well as the compromised conversion of Jews to Christianity. In 2019, David was named teacher of the year at UCI’s Spanish & Portuguese Dept.