Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1993) Winner
Alicia Gaspar de Alba
アリシア・ガスパール・デ・アルバ
Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-07-29 （El Paso, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- El Paso, Texas → Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Scholar, Cultural critic, Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at El Paso | — | Department of English | BA | — | United States |
| University of Texas at El Paso | — | Department of English | MA | — | United States |
| University of New Mexico | — | American Studies | PhD | — | United States |
University of Texas at El Paso
Department of English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
University of Texas at El Paso
Department of English
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
University of New Mexico
American Studies
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Lambda Literary Award | Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders | Best Lesbian Mystery Novel | — | Winner |
| 2000 | Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award | Sor Juana's Second Dream | Best Historical Novel | — | Winner |
| 2005 | International Latino Book Award | Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders | Best Mystery Novel | — | Winner |
| 1994 | Premio Aztlán Literary Prize | The Mystery of Survival and Other Stories | — | — | Winner |
Lambda Literary Award
2005
Work:
Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders
Category:
Best Lesbian Mystery Novel
Result:
Winner
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award
2000
Work:
Sor Juana's Second Dream
Category:
Best Historical Novel
Result:
Winner
International Latino Book Award
2005
Work:
Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders
Category:
Best Mystery Novel
Result:
Winner
Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
1994
Work:
The Mystery of Survival and Other Stories
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders
2005 MysteryA novel based on the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, exploring violence and femicide along the border.
FemicideBorder issuesGender and sexuality
Sor Juana's Second Dream
1999 Historical novelHistorical novel about the life of 17th-century Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Female intellectColonial eraLiterature
Adaptations
- [Stage play] The Nun and the Countess / Odalys Nanin
- [Opera] Juana / Carla Lucero (2019)
Translations
- El Segundo Sueño
Bibliography
- Crimes of the Tongue: Essays and Stories
- The Curse of the Gypsy: Ten Stories and a Novella
- [Un]framing the "Bad Woman": Sor Juana, Malinche, Coyolxauhqui, and Other Rebels with a Cause
- Calligraphy of the Witch
- Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders
- Sor Juana's Second Dream
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Chicana perspectiveBilingual expressionCultural critique
- Recurring Motifs
- Border consciousnessSexualityWomen's oppression
Legacy
Pioneer in Chicana/o studies, known for literature and cultural criticism focusing on border issues and gender.