Puga, Alejandro, Ph.D.
Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of the Hispanic Studies Program
My research interests include Mexican literature, especially the Mexican urban novel, orality and literacy studies, and postmodern theories as they apply to Latin America. I am currently working on intersections between urban studies and literary theory.
Courses Regularly Taught
SPAN140 Intensive Elementary Spanish
SPAN330 Conversation & Phonetics
SPAN332 Spanish Reading & Grammar
SPAN333 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN390/456 La novela urbana de México
SPAN456 Oralidad y escritura en la narrativa mexicana
Selected Publications
La ciudad novelada a fines del siglo XX. México, DF: Universidad Nacional Autónoma Metropolitana, 2012.
"Oralidad y escritura en la ciudad letrada: desde La región más transparente a Gazapo". Palabras al aire: Discursos sobre oralidad
(ed. Silvia Hamui Sutton). México, DF: Universidad Iberoamericana, 2013.