Education
- Ph.D., Western Michigan University
- M.A., Western Michigan University
- B.A., Calvin College
Research Interests
- U.S. Latino literature
- Mexican literature
- Pre-Colonialism
- Sexuality and identity
- Peninsular literature
- Comparative studies
- Comics and literature intersectionality
- Motherhood and identity
- Language and identity
Leticia Espinoza, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Spanish
- Traditional Undergraduate Humanities Division
Education
- Ph.D., Western Michigan University
- M.A., Western Michigan University
- B.A., Calvin College
Research Interests
- U.S. Latino literature
- Mexican literature
- Pre-Colonialism
- Sexuality and identity
- Peninsular literature
- Comparative studies
- Comics and literature intersectionality
- Motherhood and identity
- Language and identity
Dr. Leticia Espinoza has been a part of the community since 1998. Originally from México, she arrived in Grand Rapids to finish her engineering degree. Instead, she graduated from Calvin College with a major in business/communications and a minor in English and earned a doctorate in Hispanic literature from Western Michigan University.
At Cornerstone University, Dr. Espinoza teaches language and literature in the Humanities Division.
“Students become self-aware and learn to practice hospitality in response to diversity when they immerse in foreign language learning and literature; they reflect on God’s love toward all strangers as they become equipped to thrive in their chosen profession.”
Contact Info
- Phone:616.254.1650
Hobbies
- GARDENING
- GRILLING
- READING
Campus Involvement
- Co-adviser for Ritmos
Publications
- "Language, desire and identity in Shipwrecked Body." The Hilltop Review 6.1.
Presentations
- "La Sexualidad Como Vehículo De La Identidad De Género, Sexual Y Nacional En La Novelística Panhispánica Del Siglo XXI," Western Michigan University: Dissertation (October 2016)
- "La identidad masculina dominicana en Estados Unidos mediante la sexualidad en This is How you Lose Her," Oakland University: Michigan Academy (February 2014)
- "Las Violetas son las flores del deseo: Cuerpos prohibidos que aguijonan la tentación incestuosa sin complacencia," Grand Valley State University: Conferenca de las Américas (March 2013)
- "La construcción de la feminidad en Cuerpo Náufrago," Grand Valley State University: XXII Annual Conference of the AILCFH (2013)
- "La fantasía y la realidad de la sexualidad femenina en Lazos de sangre y The House on Mango Street," Hope College: Michigan Academy (2013)
- "La Araucana como punto de partida para la identidad española y chilena," Michigan State University Conference: Tropos (March 2011)
Awards
- Martin Luther King Jr.-Cesar Chavez-Rosa Parks Fellowship for Future Faculty
- Department-level Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
- Department-level Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award
