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Michael Reyes Salas is an Assistant Professor of Critical Carceral Studies at Vassar College, affiliated with the Department of Africana Studies. His research explores intersections of Caribbean literature, French and Francophone studies, urban modernity, and carceral visuality. He teaches courses like 'Carceral Literature of the Caribbean' and 'Prison Museums, Plantation Tourism'.
- BA: University of California-Los Angeles
- MA/PhD: The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
His work analyzes cultural production within carceral systems, with recent publications in CENTRO Journal and Dalhousie French Studies. Research engages writers like James Baldwin, Charles Baudelaire, and Léon-Gontran Damas, emphasizing postcolonial critique and spatial politics.
Salas has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and University of Texas at Austin. His media contributions include analyses of prison narratives and Latin American representation in The Atlantic and Los Angeles Times.
