10. Why I Love the Characters from Under the Feet of Jesus with Dr. Paula Moya
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In this episode, we discuss Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena MarĂa Viramontes with Dr. Paula Moya. We cover everything from the importance of rereading to the myth of La Llorona and the meaning of womanhood and environmental racism in the book.
Dr. Moya is a Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University and her teaching and research focus on twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century literary studies, feminist theory, critical theory, narrative theory, American cultural studies, interdisciplinary approaches to race and ethnicity, and Chicano/a and U.S. Latina/o studies.
Check out Dr. Paula Moya’s Website here!
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