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Specialties
- Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- Latin American revolutions
- Zapatismo
- Mexico
- Central America
- Human Rights
- Indigenous Peoples
- Subaltern studies
- Migrant farmworkers
Educational Background
- Ph.D. (ABD): Latin American Literatures and Cultures, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, expected Spring 2010.
- M.A.: Hispanic Literature, University of Minnesota, 2006.
- B.A.: Spanish and International Studies, North Dakota State University, 2003.
Professional Activities
- “Críticos incómodos: La novela Muertos incómodos.” 12th Annual Red River Conference on World Literature. North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. April, 2009.
- “Guerrilla Royalties: How to Fund a Revolution.” 50th Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota. November, 2008.
- “Searching for a New Precedent: Truth and Justice in Javier Cercas’s Soldados de Salamina.” 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. April, 2007.
Awards
- Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship, dissertation research in Chiapas, Mexico, 2007
- Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) Award - Dissertation Research in Chiapas, Mexico, Summer 2009
Courses Taught
- SPAN 3512 - Modern Latin America
- SPAN 3105W - Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
- SPAN 3104W - Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literatures
- SPAN 3015 - Spanish Composition and Communication
- SPAN 1004
- SPAN 1003
- SPAN 1022
- SPAN 1001
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