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Dr. José Álvarez is an associate professor of Spanish, study abroad adviser, program lead for the Spanish program at the School of American and Global Studies and a research associate of the Public Humanities Initiative at South ��ֱ���� State University. He has also led and coordinated several outreach projects aimed at helping Spanish-speaking immigrants in the state learn English, access essential services and further integrate in the community. A specialist in contemporary Latin American literature and culture and inter-American studies, his teaching and research focus on the intersection between literary, journalistic, scientific and philosophical discourses and their role in the construction of individual and collective identities. He is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled "Spanish American Gothic."