I am interested in the points of convergence of graphic narratives of the world, and on the results of their interaction in terms of form and content. I focus on graphic narratives originally written in English, Japanese, and Spanish (i.e., comics, manga, and historieta). As I write about women and girls' comics cultures, I am mapping out aesthetic migrations and connections that I find.

Although I study in the United States, I continue to participate with RING, the international network of comics scholars, and I peer review for ESLA, a journal of cultural and literary studies at PUC, Chile. I am also part of the executive committee of the Liberal Arts Collective at Penn State.

Classes taught:

• ENGL 136 The Graphic Novel. Fall 2019.
• CMLIT 13 Virtual Worlds. (T.A.) Spring 2019. 
• CMLIT 191 Introduction to Video Game Cultures. Fall 2018.
• CMLIT 10 Introduction to World Literature. Spring 2018.
• CMLIT 115 International Film and Literature. World Campus. Summer 2017.

• Miller 20th Century Japan Research Award - Prange Collection, University of Maryland.
• Fellowship for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields. Japan Foundation.
• Beca para Postgrado en el Extranjero. Becas Chile CONICYT.
• Fellowship for Language Assistants. Union College, NY.
• Beca Vocación de Profesor, Ministry of Education, Chile.

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