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John-Michael Rivera is an Associate Professor English, Humanities, and听Writing and Rhetoric and also a fellow of the W.R.I.T.E (Writing, Rhetoric, Information, Technology and Environment) LAB.听 He works in Latinx literature and culture, American Ethnic Literatures, 18th听and 19th听century American Literature, Creative Nonfiction, Documentality and Information studies, Poetics, and Experimental and Cross-Genre writing.听听 His first book,听The Emergence of Mexican America听(NYU 2007), won the Thomas J. Lyon Award for best book in Cultural Studies.听听 He has also edited and translated a number of other books.听 He was the co-editor and founder of听Shadowbox Magazine,听and听curator of El Laboratorio.听His recent creative work can be read in听Puerto del Sol; New Latino Writers; Defunct; Breech; The LAB Innovative Poets Exhibition; Palabra; SienundWerden; Eclectica Magazine; XCP=Cross Cultural Poetics; Pilgrimage; Mandorola; Phi Beta Phi; Journal of American Studies.听听His new book听UNDOCUMENTS听(Arizona UP) will be out in 2021, and he is working on a cross-genre book, entitled听Bordered Time, which explores the听chronopoetics听of borders and containment.
Areas of Specialty
- Latinx Literature and Culture
- Cultural Studies
- Ethnic American Literature, Literature of the Americas, Post Colonial Literature
- American Literature
- Creative Nonfiction