Juan-Carlos received his B.A (2006)with a double major in Spanish and English, and M.A (2009)in Spanish Language and Literature, under the supervision of Dr. María Fernández Lamarque at Texas A&M University. In September 2009 he joined the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, at The University of Western Ontario (Western University ● Canada), as a PhD candidate in Hispanic Studies. He has also been appointed as Spanish language Teaching Assistant for the last three years. His research interests focus on Latin American Literature, with emphasis on issues of gender and construction of sexual identity. Currently he is working on the Contemporary Mexican novel that deals with issues of homosexuality for his dissertation under the supervision of Professor Dr. Rafael Montano. Juan Carlos is also a member of the Association of Canadian Hispanists (ACH) and is expected to defend his thesis in the summer of 2013. Should you have any questions pertaining to his research, do not hesitate to get in touch with him.
Presentations
Inserting the Narrative of Raúl Rodriguez Cetina, Luis Zapata, Mario Bellatin, and Gerardo Guiza Lemus in the Mexican Gay Canon, IV Annual Queer Research Day – The Sexuality and Gender Research Group (2013)
Towards a New Literature: The Contemporary Mexican Gay Novel, Research Day Poster Session (2013)
La articulación del espacio gay en Melodrama (1983) de Luis Zapata, 32nd Annual Levy-Wasteneys Graduate Symposium (2013)
Joteando en la narrativa mexicana de temática homosexual: La reiteración de la homofobia a través del humor en Brenda Berenice o el diario de una loca (1985) de Luis Montaño, Good Laugh, Bad Laugh, Ugly Laugh, My Laugh: 15th Annual Graduate Student Conference (2013)
En este trabajo examino cómo la obra del sonorense Luis Montaño, Brenda Berenice o el...