My research interests include Mexican literature, especially the Mexican urban novel, orality and literacy studies, and postmodern theories as they apply to Latin America. I am currently working on intersections between urban studies and literary theory.
Courses Regularly Taught
SPAN140 Intensive Elementary Spanish
SPAN330 Conversation & Phonetics
SPAN332 Spanish Reading & Grammar
SPAN333 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN390/456 La novela urbana de México
SPAN456 Oralidad y escritura en la narrativa mexicana
Selected Publications
La ciudad novelada a fines del siglo XX. México, DF: Universidad Nacional Autónoma Metropolitana, 2012.
"Oralidad y escritura en la ciudad letrada: desde La región más transparente a Gazapo". Palabras al aire: Discursos sobre oralidad
(ed. Silvia Hamui Sutton). México, DF: Universidad Iberoamericana, 2013.