Oliver (Oli) Ortega
Ph.D.
- oortega1@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latina/o/x literatures, late 20th and 21st century American literatures, migration studies, race studies, citizenship, gender theory, education, cultural studies, critical theory, literacy.
Biography
Oliver's research looks at portrayals of formal education in contemporary Latinx cultural production, focusing particularly on adolescence and early adulthood. He uses novels, memoirs, short stories, film, sociological studies and educational theory to explore the tension schooling creates between individual achievement and communal solidarity.