Dr. John González

Biography

John Morán González is a J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his A.B. in English literature from Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude in 1988. He earned his M.A. in 1991 and Ph.D. in 1998 from Stanford University, specializing in English American literature. González has published various scholarly works in prominent journals such as American Literature and Aztlán: Journal of Chicano Studies. His notable publications include 'Border Renaissance: Texas Centennial Emergence Mexican-American Literature' (2009) and 'Troubled Union: Expansionist Imperatives in Post-Reconstruction American Novels' (2010). He is also recognized for his editorial work, co-editing the 'Cambridge Companion to Latina/o American Literature' (2016) and receiving accolades such as the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title in 2018. An advocate for public history, he is a founding member of 'Refusing to Forget,' a nonprofit focusing on critically memorializing state violence in the South Texas borderlands. He also serves on the board of directors for various literary and historical organizations. Currently, González chairs the English Department and has previously directed the Center for Mexican American Studies.

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