Please join for a discussion of Amy E. Wright’s book, Serial Mexico (2024). In it, Wright undertakes an engaging analysis of how serialized narratives across literature, television, and digital media reflect and shape Mexico’s national and cultural identity. Wright explores the ways in which serialized storytelling serves as a mechanism for grappling with themes of migration, memory, and transnational connection. She highlights how the episodic and evolving nature of these narratives mirrors the complexities of Mexican society and its historical transformations, creating a dialogue that bridges personal experiences and collective histories. By examining serialized works from a variety of media formats, Wright argues that these stories offer a unique lens into Mexico’s ongoing negotiation of its cultural identity within a global context.

The Arts & Humanities Workshop Series fosters scholarly discussions centered on the work of leading academics in the fields of the Arts & Humanities.

Speaker: Amy Wright, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Saint Louis University

Moderated by Alejandra Vela, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University and Mariano Siskind, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University.

About the Speaker

Amy E. Wright is a Professor of Hispanic Studies at Saint Louis University, specializing in Mexican literature, culture, and media, with a focus on 19th-century print culture and Mexican popular narrative. Her research explores Mexico's early serials, nation-building prose, migration narratives, and cultural memory. Her recent book, Serial Mexico, examines the evolution of Mexican novels from serialized origins to contemporary forms, using storytelling as a lens to understand Mexican culture and global intersections. Serial Mexico earned the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Award in 2022 and an Honorable Mention for the Modern Language Association's (MLA) Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize.