Overview
Latino Studies; Ethnic Studies; Queer/Lesbian/Gay Studies; Twentieth Century American Literatures; Critical Race Theory; Chicana Feminist Theory; Comparative Ethnicities; Lacanian Psychoanalytic Theory
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Literature
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2007 - Present
Literature,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Romance Studies
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2011 - Present
Romance Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
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2023 - Present
Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Eating brains: Latinx barrios, psychoanalysis and neuroscience
Chapter · December 11, 2018 CiteLatinX and the neurologization of self
Journal Article Cultural Dynamics · August 1, 2017 This paper explores the question of “LatinX” through debates in affective and critical neuroscience regarding the “neurologization of self” that many theorists claim we are experiencing today. This exploration takes Oliver Sacks’ case study “The Autist’s A ... Full text CiteThe Nightgown
Journal Article CR: The New Centennial Review · 2013 CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Pennsylvania ·
1999
Ph.D.
Swarthmore College ·
1989
B.A.