Latin American and Border Studies
Our Faculty
The Latin American Studies program is interdisciplinary, drawing on faculty from across a wide range of academic departments including Anthropology, Art History, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology.
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Christine Robertson Morenz Professor of Spanish and Chair
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Contemporary Latin American Film, Literatures, and Cultures
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Olin 312
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Professor of Philosophy
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Political Philosophy; Critical Theory
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Mood-Bridwell 142A
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Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
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Feminist and queer of color critique; performance studies; normative and marginalized femininities in media
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Assistant Professor of English
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Associate Professor of Spanish
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Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Interactional Competence
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Olin 317
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Associate Professor of History
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Modern Mexico, Latin America, Medicine, Science, Public Health, Medical Education, Homeopathy, Global Scientific Networks, Traditional/Popular Healing, Popular Science, Spiritualism/Spiritism
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Mood-Bridwell 214
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Associate Professor of History
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U.S. History, Labor and Politics in Modern America, Social Movements, Urban History, Policy History
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Mood-Bridwell 217
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Professor of Anthropology
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Topical: Nature, the more than human and the human; Race, Racism, Critical Race Theory; Environment and Place; Conservation; Social Theory; Environmental History; Racial History; Tourism; Gender. Area: Belize; Caribbean; U.S.-Mexico Borderlands; Central Texas
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Mood-Bridwell 310
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy
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Political Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology,
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Mood-Bridwell 143
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Professor of Environmental Studies
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Climate Justice, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, Urban Studies, Sustainability Discourses.
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Mood-Bridwell 115
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Assistant Professor of Theatre
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Acting
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FAC 307
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Associate Professor of Spanish
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Contemporary Mexican and Latin American Literature and Culture, Cultural memory, Cultural complexes, Historical fiction in literature, film and television, Mexican television and film female directors, Feminist Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Nature and Culture, Environmental Humanities.
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Olin 306
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Professor of Political Science
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Comparative Politics (Comparative Revolutions; Contentious Politics; Latin American and Caribbean Politics; Ideologies); International Politics (Peace and Conflict; IR Theory); Political Sociology.
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Mood-Bridwell 242
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Professor of Spanish
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20th and 21st Century Hispano American Narrative and Drama. Chilean Narrative, Drama and Film. Hispanic Film.
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CB 150
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Assistant Professor of Feminist Studies
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Latina Lesbian Literature, Chicana Feminist Literature, Women of Color Feminisms, Queer and Lesbian Studies, Queer of Color Critique, Decolonial Feminist Theories
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