The Writers of Wales Database

JACOBS, ELIZABETH

Elizabeth obtained her B.A., M.A. and PhD from Aberystwyth University and held a two-year postdoctoral research post at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford from 2003-2005. She has taught for the English Faculty at Oxford University, for King’s College, London and the University of Wales, and is now a part-time Lecturer at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Elizabeth’s articles on Mexican American literature, particularly contemporary women’s writing and feminist texts, have also appeared in a number of national and international publications.

Selected Publications:
Mexican American Literature: The Politics of Identity’ (Transnational Perspectives on American Literature Series) (Routledge, 2006)

Contributed to:
Mexican American Altares (contributor) (Oxford University Press July 2005)
Theatres of Thought: Theatre, Performance and Philosophy (contributor) (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007)