Jason Bartles

Jason Bartles
  • Associate Professor of Languages
  • Department: Languages and Cultures
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: JBartles@wcupa.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Maryland - College Park (2014)
  • M.A., University of Maryland - College Park (2009)
  • B.A., Gettysburg College (2007)
  • Writing Fellow, Clarion West Six-Week Summer Workshop (2023)

Research Interests

Contemporary Latin AmericanCultural StudiesLiterary StudiesFilm StudiesCritical TheoryCreative WritingAvant-GardesMass MediaGlobal Science FictionFantasyUtopian ThoughtRevisions and Re-inscriptionsU.S. LatinxLiteratures and CulturesTranslationQueer StudiesGender Studies

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: Yes

Undergraduate students interested in an individualized instruction in creative writing for speculative fiction can email me. Fall or Spring semesters.

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Jason A. Bartles specializes in Contemporary Latin American literature, film, and cultural studies, as well as global sci-fi and fantasy. His book, ARTELETRA, won the Honorable Mention for Best Book in the Humanities at the LASA Southern Cone Studies Section. He is also a science fiction and fantasy author.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-1114

List of Publications

  • A Valley to Harness: A Novel in the World’s Revolution Series. Two Doctors Media Collaborative: Columbus, OH, 2024.
  • ARTELETRA: The Sixties in Latin America and the Politics of Going Unnoticed. Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures, Purdue University Press, 2021.