Mexican Studies Research Collective

March 4, 2026 Advocacy Update Joy Connolly outlines urgent threats to academic freedom in Texas and nationwide, urging public support for the humanities and social sciences.

"Texas is blazing a path for other states to follow, meaning that these tactics could be coming soon for many more public higher education institutions, as well as publicly funded museums and libraries."

CFP: MLA 27 Convention en Los Ángeles del 7 al 10 de enero - Ya estáis tardando en enviarnos vuestras propuestas.

Join the Mediterranean Studies forum at #mla2027 in LA! Proposals for both sessions are due March 15. #academicsky

March 4, 2026 Advocacy Update Joy Connolly outlines urgent threats to academic freedom in Texas and nationwide, urging public support for the humanities and social sciences.

"Texas is blazing a path for other states to follow, meaning that these tactics could be coming soon for many more public higher education institutions, as well as publicly funded museums and libraries."

“The Secret Agent”: Kleber Mendonça Filho on His Oscar-Nominated Film Set During Brazil’s Dictatorship The Secret Agent is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in ...

The Secret Agent, which has been nominated for four Oscars, is set in Brazil in 1977 during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film’s director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory www.fredricjamesonandthefutureofcriticaltheory.org

CfPs on counter-theories & feminist protest for #MLA27 @modernlanguage.bsky.social

Counter-theories/theories of the counter: mla.confex.com/mla/2027/web...

Feminist protest and transmedia activism in the 21st century: mla.confex.com/mla/2027/web...

coloquio internacional, la producción del espacio urbano

The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship: Belonging and Dying in the Southwest North American Region by Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez The University of Arizona Press Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez’s latest work, The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship investigates the intricate and often harrowing dynamics that defi…

The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship: Belonging and Dying in the Southwest North American Region mexicanists.org/2026/03/02/t...

Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights, and Revolution (1767-1824) by Luis Ramos Voltaire Foundation & Liverpool University Press This book examines how three exiled Jesuits from colonial Mexico—Rafael Landívar, Francisco Clavijero, and Pedro Márquez—shaped th…

Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights, and Revolution (1767-1824) mexicanists.org/2026/03/02/m...

Falling to My Death: Vertical Rhetorics in Neoliberal Mexico by José Ángel Maldonado Clemson University Press In a book that combines memoir and cultural criticism of visual media, public rhetoric, and memory texts, José Ángel Maldonado reflects on the subje…

Falling to My Death: Vertical Rhetorics in Neoliberal Mexico mexicanists.org/2026/03/02/f...

Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures by Kathi Weeks Duke University Press Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures takes up the work of three iconic feminist thinkers—Angela Davis, Shulamith Firestone, and Donna Haraway—to ask how each au…

Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures mexicanists.org/2026/03/02/a...

films for a core curriculum class on global south cinema

Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights, and Revolution (1767-1824) by Luis Ramos Voltaire Foundation & Liverpool University Press This book examines how three exiled Jesuits from colonial Mexico—Rafael Landívar, Francisco Clavijero, and Pedro Márquez—shaped th…

Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights, and Revolution (1767-1824) mexicanists.org/2026/03/02/m...

MLA member spotlight with @sierramatute.bsky.social!

Hello #ACLA2026 stop by and explore our virtual booth!

Browse our latest titles in #comparativeliterature, find new ideas, and save 30% with code SACLA26 through April 1, 2026.

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Pragda | The Boss Anatomy of a Crime

the boss, anatomy of a crime

Perfumed Nightmare - The Criterion Channel Directed by Kidlat Tahimik • 1977 • Philippines Starring Kidlat Tahimik, Mang Fely, Dolores Santamaria Acclaimed by...

perfumed nightmare

films for a core curriculum class on global south cinema

Associate Professor of Foreign-Language Education (French, German or Spanish) at Aarhus University Searching for an academic job? Explore this Associate Professor of Foreign-Language Education (French, German or Spanish) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jo...

Associate Professor of Foreign-Language Education (French, German or Spanish) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ613/a...

Postdoc opportunity at the Taft Research Center here at the University of Cincinnati for which philosophers are eligible to apply. See here for details and to apply: jobs.uc.edu/job/Taft-Pos...

Behind Our Backs: Feminized Poetry and Capitalist Abstraction by Amy De’Ath Stanford University Press In this daring study, Amy De’Ath develops a new type of literary criticism attuned to the way our lives are shaped by capital’s impersonal …

Behind Our Backs: Feminized Poetry and Capitalist Abstraction mexicanists.org/2026/02/20/b...

Please consider sending an abstract to my panel

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World Literature and the Global South: Frictions and New Horizons

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I'm also looking at other project opportunities outside of the CFP. Please repost if you can!

Methods of Literary Criticism Graduate / Literary Theory Methods of Literary Criticism Course Description This course offers an introduction to modern and contemporary literary theory. Throughout the semester, students will fam…

here's one from last year

Methods of Literary Criticism Graduate / Literary Theory Methods of Literary Criticism Course Description This course offers an introduction to modern and contemporary literary theory. Throughout the semester, students will fam…

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Friends in Spanish, Portuguese, and other language departments, do you offer a pro seminar for your grads? if so, do you have materials you'd be willing to share? Thank you!

literary+cultural studies friends working in grad programs! does your program offer a required introductory seminar for new students? teaching ours again, eager for suggestions of themes, readings +assignments for theory foundations+cohort-cohering. (some past versions in thread below in return)

CFP for #MLA2027, The Death Drive Beyond Freud…feel free to be in touch if you’d like to send a proposal!

mla.confex.com/mla/2027/web...

Residente Wants to Share Puerto Rico's 'True History' in Star-Studded Directorial Debut Residente will direct Bad Bunny, Ed Norton in 'Porto Rico.'

"Everybody knows what a poet of language and rhythm René is. Now they’re going to see what a visual visionary he is as well"

Iconic Mexican comedian Cantinflas in a scene from 1957 film "El Bolero de Raquel," with scenic design by artist Gunther Gerszo, who is now the subject of a retrospective at the Museo Carrillo Gil in Mexico City museodeartecarrillogil.inba.gob.mx/exposicion/g...