Fields of Interest
- Chicano and Latino Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Film History and Criticism
- Literature
Teaches courses in
- Contemporary Latin American Literature
- Chicano/a Literature
- Film
- Border Studies
Biographical Note
He received his first Ph.D. in 1992 from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. His area of specialization was Contemporary Latin American Literature. In 1995 he received his second Ph.D. from UCLA. His area of specialization was Contemporary Chicano/a Literature. He taught at the University of Kansas, and since 2000 he have taught at Santa Clara University.
Recent Public Presentations
- "The 'Place' of Latina/o Popular Culture." American Studies Association Convention, Houston, Texas [November 14, 2002]
- "The Politics of Otherness: The Play of Language and Borders in the Work of Gloria Anzaldúa." Centro cultural de Santo Domingo, Oaxaca (México)[October 28-November 1, 2001]
- "Zoot Suits: Scapegoating Behavior and the Power of the Media in
Times of War." The Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento [October 5, 2001]
- "Mexican Migration and Oral History." University of Kansas, Lawrence [March 9, 2001]
- "Chicano Studies in the Twenty-first Century: At Home and Abroad." Program at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), [November 27-30, 2000]
Selected Publications
- His first novel, Enamorado, was published in Spain in 2000.
- Most recently he wrote the foreword for Under the Fifth Sun: Latino Literature from California (2002)
- Published Las fronteras moviles: tradicion y modernidad en la Literatura Chicana contemporanea (2003).
