Julio Cañero Serrano

Julio Cañero Serrano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Philology at the University of Alcalá, where he also serves as Vice-Rector for International Relations. His academic leadership extends to coordinating the research group Estudios Culturales Interdisciplinares sobre Estados Unidos, focusing on American interdisciplinary cultural studies.

His research explores:

• Chicano literature and identity politics
• Transcultural migration narratives between Spain and the Americas
• Spanish linguistic presence in North America
• Geopolitical relations and popular culture manifestations

His publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches bridging literary criticism, cultural anthropology, and political analysis, with recurring examination of diaspora experiences and cross-border identity formation.

As principal investigator, he has secured significant EU research funding including:

• EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH (€17.9M, 2023-2026)
• Enciclopedia de la presencia española en los Estados Unidos (2014-2016)
• Estética, ética y estrategias de las nuevas cartografías migratorias (2020-2023)

He mentors doctoral candidates in American cultural studies and Chicano literature, having supervised seven PhD theses examining topics ranging from Chicano cinema to mural traditions. His academic collaborations include transnational projects with researchers across Europe and the Americas.