His research and teaching interests focus on 19th, 20th and 21st century Caribbean culture, with emphasis on race and ethnicity, politics, violence and visual culture. Dr. Duno-Gottberg previously taught at Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas as well as Florida Atlantic University, where he directed the Caribbean and Latin American Studies department and the comparative literature department. He is the author and editor of nine books and numerous articles and book chapters.