Michael Cucher
4026 Berryman Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90066
EDUCATION:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
PhD. (advanced to candidacy in English 11/30/2007, expected graduation 2010)
M.A. in English (2006)
B.A. in American Literature (2001)
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Comparative American Studies
Twentieth century U.S. Literature
Chicana/o Literature
Subaltern Studies
Postcolonial Theory
DISSERTATION:
“Riding with the legacy of Emiliano Zapata: the production of revolution, counter-revolution, and everyday life in the United States and Mexico.”
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant, Arts, Letters, and Sciences, USC (Spring 2010)
Teaching assistant for undergraduate seminar in twentieth century literature and film taught by Prof. Leo Braudy
Assistant Lecturer, The Writing Program, USC
(Fall 2003-Spring 2005; Fall 2006-Fall 2007; Fall 2009)
Grader of record for Writing and Critical Reasoning 140 (WRIT 140).
Writing Instructor, SummerTIME, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, USC
(Summer 2009)
Grader of record responsible for classes and curricula in literature (U.S. and Chicana/o), literary theory, and English composition
Writing Consultant, The Writing Center, USC (Fall 2005-Spring 2006; Spring 2008)
Writing consultant responsible for individual tutoring in English composition
University Instructor, Beijing Normal University (2001-2002)
Grader of record responsible for curricula in English composition and conversation
English Language Consultant, Beijing Normal University Press (2001-2002)
Consultant responsible for multimedia classroom materials for all levels of study.
HONORS:
Professionalization Initiative Grant, USC (Fall 2009)
Conference Travel Award, USC (Summer 2009)
Feuchtwanger Merit Fellowship, USC (2008-2009)
Award for Excellence in Teaching in Recognition of Exceptional Instructional
Skills by The Center for Excellence in Teaching, USC (2005)
PUBLICATIONS:
O’Neill, Peter D. and David Lloyd, eds. The Black and Green Atlantic. Basingstoke, England:
Palgrave Macmillan (2009); assistant editor.
Cucher, Michael. “Review of Brett Neilson, Free Trade in the Bermuda
Triangle… and Other Tales of Counterglobalization.” Genre: Forms of Disccourse and Culture 35.3-4 (Fall and Winter 2004): 540-545.
PRESENTATIONS:
“Tierra y Libertad in the Barrio: Emiliano Zapata and the Rise of Chicano/a Nationalism.”
Annual International Seminar: “Engaging the NEW American Studies.” University of
Birmingham, England. May 22-23, 2009.
“‘We make our tortillas out of corn, not patience’: the production of revolution and counter-
revolution in Elia Kazan and John Steinbeck’s Viva Zapata!” Subaltern-Popular Multi-
Campus Research Group, Dissertation Workshop. University of California, Santa Barbara. September 26-27, 2008.
“Détournement: Vandalizing the Visual and the Cultural Production of Resistance.”
American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), Annual Meeting. California State University, Long Beach. April 24-27, 2008.
“Development as Counter-Insurgency in John Womack Jr.’s Zapata and the Mexican
Revolution.” Graduate Student Conference, Department of Comparative Literature. University Of California, Irvine. April 6-7, 2007.
“On the passage of détournement through a rather brief period in the society of the spectacle.”
Association of English Graduate Students Interdisciplinary Conference. University of Southern California. March 2-3, 2007.
“Reflections on a Transgenre Quagmire: Academia and Activism on the Venice Boardwalk.”
Association of English Graduate Students Interdisciplinary Conference. University of
Southern California. April 7-8, 2006.
“From Robert Johnson to Nirvana: Popular Music in the United States and the Relationship
between History and Culture.” English Language Speaker Series, Beijing Medical
University, 2001.
LANGUAGES:
English (native speaker)
Spanish (conversational, intermediate)
Mandarin (conversational, beginner)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Comparative Literature Association, 2008-2009
REFERENCES:
John Carlos Rowe, USC Associates Chair in Humanities and Professor of English and American
Studies and Ethnicity—dissertation chair
(213) 821-5594,
Teresa McKenna, Associate Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity,
and Spanish and Portuguese
(213) 740-8276,
John Holland, Program Manager, The Writing Program, USC
(213) 740-1980,