Year of MA/PhD: 2nd year Ph.D. student in Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies with a minor in English Literature

Cristina was born and raised in Sevilla, Spain. During a study abroad opportunity in Leicester, England, she took a class in Ethnicity and Diversity in English Literature where she discovered Chicanx poetry. Following her own experience learning English as a second language learner, she saw some of her own struggles reflected in the Chicanx experience. This time abroad, not only made her more curious about the migratory experience per se (given her own life experiences) but also, very deeply aware of the Chicanx struggle to define their own identity, which is what Cristina focuses on in her own research.

Research interests; thesis topic/title:

Contemporary Chicanx Literature (sp. Chicana Poetry); Identity; Memory; Hybridity; Language and power; Migration; Border Studies; Gender Studies; Ecocriticism

Academic Background (previous studies):

B. A. in English Studies: English Literature, Language and Culture (focus on poetry), Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

M. A. Double master in English Literature and Culture, and Teaching English to Foreigners in Compulsory Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

Email: chernnde@ttu.edu