Kevin Anzzolin

Kevin Anzzolin is a Lecturer of Spanish at Christopher Newport University (CNU), specializing in Mexican narrative and literary criticism. He earned his Ph.D., MA, and BA in Romance Languages, Humanities, and English Literature from the University of Chicago. Anzzolin’s research focuses on 19th-21st century Mexican literature, journalism, and cultural studies, with a particular emphasis on Porfirian Mexico. His monograph, *Guardians of Discourse: Literature and Journalism in Porfirian Mexico*, was published in 2024 by the University of Nebraska Press, analyzing the interplay between literature and press during the Díaz regime.

Research interests include the evolution of public spheres, migration politics, and neoliberal cinema. His work spans academic journals like *The Latin Americanist*, *A Contracorriente*, and *Aztlán*, addressing themes such as gender dynamics in theater, environmental mourning in film, and the critique of necropolitical imagery in border documentaries. Anzzolin’s scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary cultural trends, often employing Foucaultian and De Certeauian frameworks.

He has received the Tidewater Project Faculty Fellows Program award (2022) through CNU’s Center for Community Engagement. Teaching spans courses on Spanish linguistics, Latin American studies, and community-engaged learning. Anzzolin actively participates in academic conferences and contributes to public-facing platforms like *PopMatters* and *Bright Lights Film Journal*, emphasizing interdisciplinary dialogue.