Specialization:
Literary history, Chicano Literature (particularly narrative theory), New Mexico Studies, Latin American Literature (particularly novel and regional studies on Central America, Mexico, Chile)
Education:
B.A.: San Diego State University Spanish & Chicano Studies
M.A.: San Diego State University Spanish
Ph.D.: University of New Mexico Romance Languages-Latin American Literature
Research:
- Literary history
- Chicano Literature (particularly narrative theory)
- New Mexico Studies
- Latin American Literature (particularly novel and regional studies on Central America, Mexico, Chile)
Publications:
"Reinvention of Chicanos and the Quinto Sol Generation: The Cases of Rolando Hinojosa-Smith and Miguel Méndez M." Puentes: Revista México-Chicana de Literatura y ARte 9 (Otoño): ll5-24.
The Writings of Eusebio Chacón. Albuquerque: U of New Mexico P. Co-author/editor/translator G.Meléndez.
"La frontera entre México y EStados Unidos: transgresiones y convergencias en textos transfronterizos." Dossier: Espacios, fronteras, territorios: acerca de las prácticas culturales de la Frontera Norte. Iberoamericana (Heidelberg, Germany) l2.46 (June 20l2): l29-44.
"The Sense of Place in Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá´s Historia de la Nueva México." Camino Real: Estudios de las Hispanidades Norteamericanas (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares/ Franklin Institute)4.6 (20l2): 75.86.
The Chican@ Literary Imagination: A Collection of Critical Studies by Francisco A. Lomelí, eds. J.Cañero & J.Elices. Alcalá de Henares: Franklin Institute, 20l2.