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About Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz

Dr. Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz is a Mexicana/Chicana queer writer, activist, and performer from the México/U.S. borderlands. She is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Chicanx/Latinx cultural and LGBTQ+ studies at Trinity University. Her academic interests are Mexican and Chicanx literatures/cultures, gender and sexuality, as well as theater and performance studies. 

Positions

Present Professor, Trinity University ‐ Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • "Best of the Best" Award, Spring 2020

Courses

  • Elementary Spanish
  • Intermediate Spanish
  • Advanced Spanish Grammar
  • Introduction to Spanish American Literature
  • Mexican/Chicana Drama and Film
  • Chicana/o and U.S. Latina/a Theater
  • Transnational Mexican Popular Culture

Education

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2004 PhD, University of California, San Diego ‐ Department of Literature
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2003 Chicana Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara ‐ Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
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2000 MA, University of California, San Diego ‐ Department of Literature
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1995 BA, University of California, Riverside ‐ Departments of Spanish and Portuguese and Ethnic Studies
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Contact Information

rurquijo@trinity.edu
210 999 7898

Books (5)

Articles (12)