Dr. Darrel Wanzer Serrano

Associate Professor

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Biography

Darrel Wanzer-Serrano is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Race & Ethnic Studies Institute at Texas A&M University. He received his PhD from Indiana University in 2007. His research focuses on the intersections of race, ethnicity, and public discourse, particularly examining shifting cultural and organizational terrains. His award-winning book, 'New York Young Lords Struggle Liberation,' presents a critical rhetorical history of a significant organization within the Puerto Rican diaspora. He has edited a forum for the Quarterly Journal of Speech, where he contributed an introduction titled 'Rhetoric’s Rac(e/ist) Problems.' Trained in critical and cultural approaches to rhetorical studies, Wanzer-Serrano applies Latinx and Latin American decolonial theories to his work in communication. He is currently involved in critical interpretive research on the discourse of emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions as a co-principal investigator for the EVOLVE HSIs study.

Research Interests

Humanities Critical/Cultural Studies Rhetoric Public Affairs Latinx/a/o Studies Critical Race Ethnic Studies Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Courses

Communication Diverse World Communicating Latinidad Rhetoric Social Movements Topics Communication Methods Communicating Race/Racism Seminar Communication & Culture

Requirements for Texas A&M University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree Baccalaureate degree in Communication or related field preferred
Application Checklist
  • Curriculum Vita
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  • GraduateCAS Application
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.