Iyan Smith Williams

Iyan Smith Williams is a graduate teaching assistant and Spanish, M.A. candidate at The University of Oklahoma. A lifelong Oklahoman, he received a B.A. in Spanish, a B.S. in Mathematics, and a minor in Media Studies from The University of Tulsa. While an undergraduate student, he worked closely with TU’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion before spending a semester at Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. After graduating, he served as a high school Spanish teacher in Tulsa before deciding to continue his education in Norman. He is interested in Latin American literature and cinema, language education, linguistic diversity in the Spanish-speaking world, and issues of identity and representation in media.