Hi there,

I'm a Ph.D. in the Rhetoric and Composition Program at The University of Texas at El Paso. As a Mellon Research Scholar, I contribute to Latinx Sound Cultures Studies under the leadership of Dr. Inés Casillas (UCSB), Dr. Esther Diaz Martin (UIC), and Dr. Sara Hinojos (CUNY). This is a research group in the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Initiative program at the University of Illinois at Chicago funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

I'm a Mexican Latino born and raised on the border between Juárez-El Paso. My interest as a researcher focuses on Sound Studies, and the intersections between soundscapes, philosophy, and Cultural and Latino Studies from a disciplinary posture of Rhetoric. To inquire about the social dynamic and symbolic constructions that result from cultural-aesthetic exchanges in the border Latino community, I investigate the socio-cultural border phenomenon through sound studies and its contribution to the region's historical heritage.

Jose Manuel Flores Fuentes UTEP professor

Faculty Appointment

The University of Texas at El Paso |

Department of English.

Adjunct Faculty of English, Rhetoric, and Writing Studies.

First-Year Composition Program. 2024-present

Assistant Instructor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing Studies.

First-Year Composition Program. 2018-2024

Assistant Director of The University Writing Center. 2020-2021

I’m a Ph.D. student in the English Rhetoric and Composition Program at the University of Texas at El Paso. I earn my M.A. in Studies and Creative Processes in Art and Design in 2015 and a B.A. in Graphic Design some years ago.

As a scholar, my work focus on Digital and Visual Rhetorics, Design Thinking, and Sound Studies. My research interest is in Soundscapes. I consider that sounds that arise between borders are relevant because they contribute to the region's historical heritage. My research focuses on the intersection between Soundscapes and Philosophy from a disciplinary posture of Rhetoric.

Education

Doctoral Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition

Aug 2018 - Today

Awards

The University of Illinois at Chicago

Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative Fellowship by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The University of Texas at El Paso

Diana Natalicio Award 2018 (Promising New Scholar)

Dorrance D. Roderick Summer 2020 Fellowships

CGS Humanities Coalition Grant Writing Project 2022

Computers and Writing Conference 2022

Best Webtext Award at the Computers and Writing Conference on May 20th: Flores & Dura (2021) "The border soundscapes project: Pursuing border identity through sound." https://kairos.technorhetoric.net/26.1/praxis/flores-dura/index.html

Master's Degree in Studies and Creative Processes in Art and Design

Aug 2013 - June 2015

Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

Awards: Summa Cum Laude

CONACYT Full Program Scholarship

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design