Vanessa Y. Perez

Education:

Ph.D., University of California - Davis - 2007 (Comparative Literature)

Designated Emphasis, University of California, Davis - 2007 (Critical Theory)

Designated Emphasis, University of California, Davis - 2007 (Second Language Acquisition)

M.A., Harvard University - 2000 (English and American Literature)

Areas of Expertise:

Latino/as and education; bilingualism; 19th and 20th-century Latin American literature; U.S. Latino literature; 19th- and 20th-century literature of the Americas, including Caribbean literature; poetry; autobiography/memoir; critical theory; women's writing.

Books and Publications

"Journalism as Puerto Rican Cultural and Political Transnational Practice." Centro: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

"Solidarity Across Borders: An Interview With Andrea Arroyo." Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Becoming Julia de Burgos: Feminism, Transnationalism, Diaspora. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013

"A Latina Feminist to Remember: Puerto Rican Poet Julia de Burgos." Ms. Magazine Online. (http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/07/05/a-latina-feminist-to-remember-puerto-rican-poet-julia-de-burgos/). (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011

"Julia de Burgos: Inscribed on the Map of New York." Translation Review. Special Issue: Hispanic New York. Guest editors: Carmen Bullosa and Regina Galasso. University of Texas, Dallas. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011

"Las Rutas de Julia de Burgos." E-misférica 8.1 Performance ≠ Life. Journal of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. New York University. (http://hemi.nyu.edu/hemi/en/e-misferica-81/perez-rosario). (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011

"Historical Context of Caribbean Latino Literature." Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010

"Julia de Burgos' Legacy in U.S. Latina Literature." Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010

Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2010

"In Search of Transformative Multiculturalism." Radical Teacher. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2008

"Working Gender: Cultural Representations of Women and Labor." Brújula: revista interdisciplinaria sobre estudios latinoamericanos. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2005

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

Early Career Teacher of Color Leadership Award, National Council for Teacher of English. (Awards and Honors) 2011

Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty, 2010-11. Funded by the Andrew Mellon National Fellowship Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010

Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College (CUNY) Spring. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010

Scholar-in-Residence, Faculty Resource Network, New York University, spring. (Awards and Honors) 2010

Faculty Fellowship Publications Program, CUNY, spring. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

PSC-CUNY Research Grant, for "OtheRicans: Voices of the Greater Puerto Rican Diaspora." (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

Short Term/Summer Publication Grant, American Fellowships, American Association of University Women. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

Summer Research Grant, Library Scholars Program, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

New Faculty Fund Research Grant, Brooklyn College, spring. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008

PSC-CUNY Research Grant, for "OtheRicans: Voices of the Greater Puerto Rican Diaspora." (Grants and Fellowships) 2008

Research Activities

Associate investigator, CUNY-New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals. This is a research initiative of the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society and the Ph.D. Program in Urban Education. CUNY Graduate Center. http://www.nysieb.ws.gc.cuny.edu/. 2013

Research fellow, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College (CUNY). 2010

Woodrow Wilson Fellow in Latino Studies, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University, 2010-11. 2010

Library Fellow, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University. Summer. 2009

"Puerto Rican Culture on the Borderlands" winter seminar, Faculty Resource Network, New York University, January. 2008

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

"Forging Diasporic Identities: Julia de Burgos as New York Latino/a Cultural Icon." Comparative Literature Conference. Universidad Adolfo Ibanez. Santiago, Chile. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

"Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement." Caribbean Studies Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2013

"National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project." CUNY Education Conference. May 6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013

"Becoming Julia de Burgos: Feminism, Transnationalism, Diaspora." University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012

"Caribbean Contraband: Representations of Human Trafficking in the Caribbean." American Studies Association Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012

"Becoming Julia de Burgos: Feminism, Transnationalism, Diaspora." Caribbean Philosophical Association. Rutgers University. Sept. 29. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

"Becoming Julia de Burgos: Feminism, Transnationalism, Diaspora." New York University. New York, April 13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011

"Latinas in New York City." Hispanic New York Seminar. Columbia University. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011

"Latinas Remaking New York City." American Studies Seminar, Hispanic New York. Columbia University. New York, Feb. 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011

"The Nuyorican Movement, Aesthetics and Feminism." American Studies Association Conference. Baltimore, Oct. 24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

"Becoming Julia de Burgos: Feminism, Transnationalism, Diaspora." Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Conference. Princeton, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

"Gender Crossings: Dislocation, Diaspora and Violence." Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference. St. Peter, Barbados, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

"Puerto Rican Literature of Migration." Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College (CUNY). New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010

"Julia de Burgos: Poetry and Politics." Women's Leadership in Politics and Culture. Rutgers University. Newark, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009

"Culture and Nation: Julia de Burgos and Pueblos Hispanos." Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference. Houston, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"Julia de Burgos: Exile, Migration and Pan-American Identity." Virtual Caribbeans: A Conference on Representation, Diaspora and Performance in and on the Caribbean. Tulane University. New Orleans, February. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"OtheRicans: Historical and Literary Contexts." The Puerto Rican Diaspora. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. September. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

"Creating Latinidad: Julia de Burgos' Legacy in U.S. Latino/a Literature." Latin American Studies Association Convention. Montreal, September. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Professional Leadership

Board member, Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project, University of Houston. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013

Member, Department Awards Committee, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013

Senator, University Faculty Senate. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013

Board member, Northeast Region, National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2011

Member, Academic Integrity Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, Graduate Scholarship Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008

Member, Selection Committee, Puerto Rican Diaspora Grant, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College (CUNY). (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008

Member, Academic Integrity Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2000

Community Activities

"Voces Caribenas: Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration." La Casa Azul Bookstore. 2013

Co-host Committee Member, Second Annual Latino Leadership Forum, Council of Urban Professionals, New York. 2011

Member, Distinguished Leadership Series & Membership Committee, Council of Urban Professionals, New York. 2010

Dayton Literary Peace Prize, First Reader, Dayton: A Peace Process, Dayton, Ohio. 2009

Dayton Literary Peace Prize, First Reader, Dayton: A Peace Process, Dayton, Ohio. 2008

Other Professional Activities

Member, selection panel, American Fellowships, American Association of University Women. 2013

"OtheRicans: Voices of the Greater Puerto Rican Diaspora" session organizer. Puerto Rican Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico, October. 2008