José Miguel Fonseca Fuentes
Literature Representative to Faculty Meetings, SIPSGO
- 48 Burrowes Building, Cubicle 1
Biography
José Miguel is a Ph.D. student in the Spanish and Latin American Literature program, he is currently studying Bildungsroman narratives in Latin America. He has been interested in race, gender, and politics of representation since he was in his undergraduate studies. His thesis from his first master´s is about the relationship between landlords’ children and racialized subjects in Las memorias de Mamá Blanca, by Teresa de la Parra, and Balún-Canán, by Rosario Castellanos.
Education
M.A., Spanish, Penn State
M.A., Literature, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
B.A., Literary Studies, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
Research Interests
Latin American Literature from the 19th century to the present, Bildungsroman narratives, race, gender, childhood, sexuality, LGBTQ+ identities and issues.
