Dr. Emma Perez

Dr. Emma Perez is a faculty member in the History Department at the University of Texas at El Paso. She has taught at several universities in the areas of History, Chicano Studies, and Ethnic and Women's Studies.

Dr. Perez' scholarship has focused on Chicana history and sexuality themes. Among these include, a novel entitled Gulf Dreams; "Speaking from the Margin: Uninvited Discourse on Sexuality and Power"; "A La Mujer: A Critique of the Mexican Liberal Party's Ideology on Women; and other works appearing in various anthologies.

Dr. Perez is currently working on several publications projects which will be forthcoming. These include: Chicana Feminist Identity Formation and Colonial Discourses: Traversing Borders and Centuries; Mexican American Women in Houston: Work, Family, and Community; and "Tejanas": A History of Texas Mexican Women.

Dr. Perez is presently a Rockefeller Fellow at the Center for Studies on Ethnicity and Race in America, at the University of Colorado, at Boulder.

Dr. Perez holds membership in several professional associations including, the National Association for Chicano Studies; Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social; Texas State Historical Association and the American Historical Association.

Dr. Perez sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Chicana Studies and serves as Chair of the Institute of Oral History at the University of Texas, El Paso.

Dr. Perez is a founding member of MALS (Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social). She has received various honors and awards including grants, fellowships and others.

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