Dr. Leticia Isabel Espinoza
Assistant Professor of Spanish Instruction
Dr. Leticia Isabel Espinoza鈥檚 Hope courses focus on language instruction and the cultures of Spanish-speaking societies. As a writer, researcher and speaker, she studies Latin American and Spanish literature and culture from the 18th century to the present, as well as US Latino culture and literature since the 1960s. Within these fields, her special interests include the intersections of comics and literature, and the interplay of sexuality, gender and national identity in 21st-century pan-Hispanic novels.
Her Hope courses have included US Latino History and Literature, Contemporary Spanish Culture and Literature, the introductory Spanish course and Cultural Perspectives of Hispanics in the US (a May Term course). Dr. Espinoza began teaching at Hope in 2023. Earlier, she taught Spanish for eight years at Cornerstone University.
AREAS OF Expertise
- Spanish literature from the 18th century to the present
- US Latino literature
- Mexican literature
- Graphic novels from Spain and Latin America
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Spanish language and literature, Western Michigan University, 2016
- B.A., business and communications, with an English minor, Calvin College, 2003
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- 鈥淢y Experience as a Non-White Latina, Single Mother in the Academy,鈥� in The Hispanic
Faculty Experience: Opportunities for Growth and Retention in Christian Colleges and
Universities (ed. O. J. Esqueda and B. Espinoza), Abilene Christian University Press, 2023 - 鈥淐ontemplation, Academics, and Worship,鈥� presentation at Cornerstone University
Celebration of Scholarship, 2022 - 鈥淟a deconstrucci贸n femenina en El desencanto y su espacio en el discurso hegem贸nico
oficial de Centro Am茅rica,鈥� presentation at Congreso Internacional de Literatura y
Estudios Hisp谩nicos virtual conference, 2021 - 鈥淟a realizaci贸n de la identidad de g茅nero: deseo, expresi贸n visual y oral en Cuerpo
苍谩耻蹿谤补驳辞,鈥� presentation at Latin American Studies Association virtual conference, 2020 - 鈥淲hy Should I Care About C茅sar Ch谩vez?,鈥� presentation at Cornerstone University, 2016
- 鈥淟anguage, Desire and Identity in The Shipwrecked Body,鈥� The Hilltop Review, 2012
outisde the college
Dr. Espinoza, affectionately known as Dr. E to some of her alumni, has one son, who
will be a
91桃色破解版 student in 2026 and has two wonderful cats. She enjoys learning about
cultures,
discovering new restaurants and traveling.