R. Avant-Mier studied at UTEP, earned a Ph.D. at the University of Utah, and was a professor at Boston College. He authored the book, "Rock the Nation" (2010), "Cine-Mexicans: ‘Mexican’ and Latin/o Images in U.S. Movies" (2018), and the forthcoming book "All About “Queer” Cinema: An Introduction to the Cinematic Universe of Pedro Almodóvar" (forthcoming in 2020).<br>

• "Top Paper Award" - National Communication Association (11/09/2018)
• Scholar of the Year - Latino/a Communication Studies Division and La Raza Caucus of the National Communication Association (11/18/2011)
• Nominee & Finalist for the 2011 Award for “Excellence in Historical Research of Recorded Sound” - Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) (09/01/2011)

• Ph D in Communication, University of Utah (2007)

• ChicanX “Monsters” and ChicanX/LatinX “Futures” in Film (Or, Searching for LatinXs in Sci-Fi Movies) The Popular Culture Studies Journal 6 2/3 (2018), Roberto Avant-Mier.
• Cine-Mexicans: An Introduction to Chicano Cinema (2018), Roberto Avant-Mier, Michael Lechuga.
• Despicable Others: Animated othering as equipment for living in the era of Trump e Journal of Intercultural Communication Research 46 5 (2017), Julia Khrebtan-Hoerhager, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• An LCSD & La Raza Microhistory: The Latina/o Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus of the National Communication Association (2017), Roberto Avant-Mier.

• Hablando de Almodóvar: An Introduction to the Cinema of Pedri Almodóvar (2019), Volume El Paso, Texas, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• Popular Culture and Communication for Survival in Latinx Contexts (2019), Volume Baltimore, Maryland, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• Gender discourse in Isabel, a contemporary representation of Queen Isabel I of Castile and King Fernando II of Aragon (2019), Volume Baltimore, Maryland, Michelle Peters, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• ChicanX ‘Monsters’ and ChicanX/LatinX ‘Futures’ in Sci-Fi Movies (2018), Volume Salt Lake City, Utah, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• "Hot Tamales and They're Red Hot" (2018), Volume Iowa City, Iowa, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• Despicable Others: Despicable Me's Supervillains Making America Great Again; Or, Animated Othering as Equipment for Living in the Era of Donald Trump (2017), Volume Dallas, Texas, Roberto Avant-Mier.
• Assessing Cultural Difference in New & Recent Superhero Movies: Or, Giving An Account of Representation in Popular Superhero Movies, 2000-2015 (2016), Volume San Diego, CA., Roberto Avant-Mier.

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