Glasscock 305
Biography:
Sarah M. Misemer, professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies and associate director of the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M, is the author of Secular Saints: Performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena, (Tamesis, 2008) and Moving Forward, Looking Back: Trains, Literature, and the Arts in the River Plate (Bucknell UP, 2010). Professor Misemer has published numerous articles on contemporary River Plate, Mexican, Spanish, and Latino theater in journals such as Latin American Theatre Review, Gestos, Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos, Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Languages, Letras Peninsulares, Revista Hispánica Moderna, and Hispanic Poetry Review. Misemer is also the Editor for the Latin American Theatre Review book series and serves on the Editorial Board for the Latin American Theatre Review journal. Her main areas of research include contemporary Argentine and Uruguayan theater, performance, and literature.