User:Carlosamador/William Anthony Nericcio

William Anthony Nericcio ( born December 2, 1961) is a Chicano literary theorist and cultural critic who works in Chicano Literature and Film, continental philosophy, psychoanalysis, and popular culture. He is currently professor and chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. He is also a regular contributor to the San Diego Union-Tribune, and publishes widely in both academic and journalistic sources. He received his Ph.d from Cornell University in 1989 under the supervision of Enrico Mario Santí. Nericcio is widely known for his best-selling book on popular representation of Mexican and Mexican-American identity. Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the "Mexican" in America. His book was was awarded the designation ‘Outstanding Academic Title’ 2007 by the American Library Association in the category of Film Studies.[] Professor Nericcio is also the author of a popular blog on contemporary Chicano/Latino political and culture issues entitled: http://textmex.blogspot.com/