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Jose-Luis Moctezuma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he teaches poetry, poetics, and literature courses. His academic work bridges creative practice and critical theory, with a focus on experimental forms and decolonial approaches.
His research interests include:
- Poetry and the history of lyric
- Anglophone modernism and avant-garde politics
- Chicano/Xicano poetry and U.S. Latinx/e literature
- Translation studies and alterity
- Landscape writing and ekphrasis
- Surface-depth relations in writing practices
Moctezuma's creative work explores the tensions between lyric excess and digital compaction, often engaging with themes of financialization, colonialism, and cultural gentrification. His publications form a cohesive trajectory examining how poetic form can counter dominant systems of power through experimental techniques rooted in both Western avant-garde traditions and Indigenous knowledge systems.
His honors include:
- Winner of the 2017 Omnidawn 1st/2nd Poetry Book Prize for Place-Discipline
As an educator, Moctezuma supervises graduate writing projects and teaches specialized courses that challenge conventional boundaries between poetry, prose, and visual culture. His teaching philosophy emphasizes experimentation with form while maintaining critical engagement with the political dimensions of writing practices.
