Contact
University of Duisburg-Essen
Institut für Anglophone Studien
R12 S04 H19
Universitätsstr. 12
45141 Essen
Germany
Room: R12 S04 H19
E-mail: alexia.theis [at] uni-due.de
Phone: +49 201 183-3408
Fax: +49 201 183-4224
Office hours
Thursday 2-4 p.m.
Curriculum Vitae
Alexia Theis received her combined degree (Magister and 1. Staatsexamen) in English, Spanish and Anthropology from the University of Münster in May 2010. Her master's thesis was concerned with the representation of the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in film and literature. She is currently working on her dissertation which deals with the U.S.-Mexican Border and its representation in film and literature from an Inter-American perspective.
Research Interests
- Inter-American Relations
- U.S. Latino/a Literature and Culture
- American Film
- (Neo-)Slave Narratives
- The American Renaissance
- Race and Ethnicity
- Gender and Queer Studies
- Specific authors: Ana Castillo, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Melvin Dixon, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Rolando Hinojosa
Courses Taught at the UDE
The U.S.-Mexican Border in Literature (PS)