Rita M. Palacios, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
Fax: 562 985-4259
E-mail: Rita.Palacios@csulb.edu | Office: AS-329
Research Interests
Rita Palacios’s research largely focuses on contemporary Maya literature and culture from Guatemala, and her approach and theoretical considerations draw on cultural, gender, socio-anthropological, post-colonial, and trans-national studies. Since she is most interested in the role that gender and ethnicity play in the production of minor literatures, some of her recent work extends to queer and feminist literature and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Education
2009 University of Toronto, PhD, Latin American Literature
2003 University of Toronto, M.A., Latin American Literature
2002 University of Waterloo, B.A. (Hons), Spanish/Latin American Literature and English Literature
