Andrew Ascherl, PhD
Andrew Ascherl, founder of Southwest Humanities, is a translator, editor, and indexer.
Before becoming a full-time professional translator and editor, Andrew worked with both undergraduate and graduate students in English, literature, and cultural theory courses to help them revise their writing to express their ideas more clearly and effectively. For several years, he taught as a visiting lecturer in the University of New Mexico Honors College. He has published articles in a number of well-respected academic journals, including CR: The New Centennial Review and Umbr(a): A Journal of the Unconscious. He was also an editor-in-chief of Ritual, an online magazine of politics and culture.
Andrew completed a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies (The University of New Mexico) and a PhD in Comparative Literature (The University at Buffalo). His research has focused on contemporary Latin American literature, critical theory, and politics. He lives in Albuquerque, NM, with his two excellent teenagers.
Areas of Specialization
- African/Africana Studies
- African-American Studies/History
- American Studies
- Anthropology/Ethnography
- Architecture and Architectural History
- Art History and Criticism
- Asian Studies
- Autobiography/Memoirs
- Biography
- Black Diaspora Studies
- Chicanx Studies/History
- Digital Humanities
- Disability Studies
- Economics
- Environment/Ecology
- Ethnic Studies
- Feminist Theory
- Film History and Criticism
- Food/Cooking/Agriculture
- Gender Studies
- History (Latin America, Europe, the United States)
- Labor Studies/History
- Latin American Studies/History
- Legal Studies/History
- LGBTQ Studies
- Literary Theory and Criticism
- Media Studies
- Musicology and Music Criticism
- Native American Studies
- Oral History
- Philosophy
- Political Theory/Political Science
- Print Culture
- Psychoanalysis/Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
- Social Justice
- Urban Studies/Architecture
- Women’s Studies
Language Competencies
- English, native fluency
- Spanish, near-native fluency
- Portuguese, good reading and basic speaking ability
- French, basic reading and speaking ability
- German, basic writing, reading, and speaking ability
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