José Luis Cano Jr., PhD

I work with dark hope as a researcher, educator, and photographer of the US-Mexico border.

Research
"The Composition of Thoughts"

Harvard Educational Review
"El Retén Fronterizo: Un Foto Ensayo/The Border Checkpoint: A Photo Essay"

Latinx Talk: Research, Commentary, Creativity
"A Scyborg Composition Course"

Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
"Composition Studies at the US-Mexico Border"

College Composition and Communication
"Code Switching"

Decolonizing Rhetoric and Composition Studies
"Writing with Light in the Carceral State"

enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture. (Forthcoming)
"Apareció La Llorona"

Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures. (Forthcoming)
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses

Composition Theory and Pedagogy

English Senior Capstone

Survey of Rhetorical Theory

Studies in Literacy

Technical Communication
Graduate Courses

Research Methods in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy

Pedagogy in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy
Café Locura
Café Locura is an imaginary coffee shop with a digital footprint, where people can imagine relentlessly. And I stress out operating this imaginary yet serious venture.
If compelled, please click here to read reviews and leave your own locura on Google Maps about your imaginary experience.
About Me + CV
I'm an assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Language at UTRGV in Brownsville, TX. I'm from the US-Mexico border, so I examine these local conditions to understand global forces.
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