Victoria Pérez is a Mexican-American writer who teaches, lives, and sometimes writes in LA. She received her MFA in Creative Writing and M.A. in English from Chapman University. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in The Point Magazine, Shotgun Magazine, The Curator, and elsewhere. Her writing focuses on heritage, identity, language studies, and family. Her research interests include Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Coalition Pedagogy.
Courses Typically Taught:
- Writing 45
- Writing 60
Themes Typically Taught:
- Writing 45: Memoir
- Writing 60: Immigration
Course Descriptions:
- "WR 45: Memoir
- This writing course explores the art of memoir, with a focus on social, political, and cultural dimensions of identity, language, and ethnicity. Students will craft personal narratives that illuminate the intersections of individual experiences with broader societal contexts.
- WR 60: Immigration
- This course pursues an institutional critique of immigration enforcement, asking how and why it has changed, in what ways it has negatively impacted communities, and who has stood to benefit. Students can pursue a range of research projects related to problems in immigration courts and due process violations, the mass incarceration of immigrants and the connections between immigration and criminal law enforcement, and harms suffered by asylum seekers, immigrant laborers, undocumented youths, and other groups affected by an expanded set of laws dictating as criminal the everyday activities of undocumented migrants."
Textbooks Needed:
- All readings will be provided as files on Canvas
Email: victoria.perez@uci.edu