Rebecca L. Salois
Lecturer Doc Sch
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Black and Latino Studies
Areas of expertise: Latin American and Latinx Literature and Pop-Culture
Email Address: rebecca.salois@baruch.cuny.edu
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Dr. Rebecca L. Salois is a full-time Lecturer in the Black and Latino Studies Department at Baruch College, CUNY where she teaches Latin American and Latine literature and pop-culture. She earned her B.A. and M.A. in Spanish from the University of New Hampshire, and her M.Phil in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages, and PhD in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures from The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Dr. Salois taught high school Spanish in New Hampshire before moving to New York in 2010. In addition to teaching at Baruch, she has instructed courses at Brooklyn College, The Fashion Institute, Hunter College, City College, and Macaulay Honors College. She also served as a Writing across the Curriculum Fellow at Hostos Community College for two years. In 2012, she began teaching World Literature in the Modern Languages and Comparative Literature Department at Baruch and transferred to the English Department in 2015. She joined the Black and Latino Studies Department in 2020.
In 2023, Dr. Salois was awarded the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty. During the 2021-2022 academic year she served as the Audio and Digital Pedagogy Fellow in Black and Latino Studies and was chosen as an Andrew W. Mellon Transformative Learning in the Humanities Fellow and. As part of the Mellon fellowship, she explored and implemented practices of “ungrading,” which allow for a more inclusive and student-centric approach to learning. She is open to new and innovative approaches to pedagogy and assignments including self-grading, co-creating and designing course syllabi, and alternative and creative research projects.
Her research interests range from Latin American and Caribbean theater to US Latinx identity representation in pop-culture media. Her work has been published in Journal of Interdisciplinary Humanities, Hispanic Studies Review, Cuban Studies, and Words without Borders. She has presented and hosted several academic panels, including two at New York Comic Con.
Additionally, Dr. Salois co-hosts and produces three podcasts: Latinx Visions with Baruch Colleague Dr. Rojo Robles, Big Reputations with Kimberly Kunkle, and Coach Beard's Book Club with Michaela Hunter, Andrea DiMauro-Walton, and Marita Barth. She is the former host of the Why Do We Read This? podcast.
Website: https://opencuny.org/rebeccalsalois/
Twitter: @rlsalois
Education
Ph.D., Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures, The Graduate Center, City University of New York New York United States
M.Phil., Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages, The Graduate Center, City University of New York New York United States
M.A., Spanish, University of New Hampshire Durham United States
B.A., Spanish/International Affairs, University of New Hampshire Durham United States
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2024 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2024 | ENG | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Fall 2024 | CMP | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Fall 2024 | BLS | 3038 | Survey of Caribbean Lit in Eng |
| Fall 2024 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Summer 2024 | BLS | 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbea |
| Summer 2024 | LACS | 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbea |
| Summer 2024 | LTS | 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbea |
| Spring 2024 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2024 | LTS | 3012 | Latinas: Soc & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2024 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2024 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2023 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2023 | ENG | 3059 | Latino/a Literature in the U.S |
| Fall 2023 | LTS | 3059 | Latino/A Lit In the U.S. |
| Fall 2023 | CMP | 3059 | Latino/a Literature in the U.S |
| Fall 2023 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2023 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Summer 2023 | LTS | 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbea |
| Summer 2023 | LACS | 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbea |
| Summer 2023 | BLS | 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbea |
| Spring 2023 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2023 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2023 | LTS | 3012 | Latinas: Soc & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2022 | IDC | 1001H | Honors-The Arts in New York |
| Fall 2022 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2022 | LTS | 3012 | Latinas: Soc & Cult Survey |
| Summer 2022 | LTS | 3012 | Latinas: Soc & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2022 | IDC | 3001H | Honors - People of New York |
| Spring 2022 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2022 | CMP | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2021 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2021 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2021 | LTS | 3012 | Latinas: Soc & Cult Survey |
| Summer 2021 | ENG | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Summer 2021 | CMP | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Summer 2021 | BLS | 3038 | Survey of Caribbean Lit in Eng |
| Summer 2021 | BLS | 4902 | Cultures and Societies |
| Summer 2021 | LACS | 4902 | Cultures and Societies |
| Summer 2021 | LTS | 4902 | Cultures and Societies |
| Spring 2021 | LTS | 3012 | Latinas: Soc & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2021 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Spring 2021 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Fall 2020 | ANT | 3015 | Cuban Culture and Society |
| Fall 2020 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Fall 2020 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2020 | LTS | 3015 | Cuban Culture and Society |
| Fall 2020 | SOC | 3015 | Cuban Culture and Society |
| Summer 2020 | ENG | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Summer 2020 | BLS | 3038 | Survey of Caribbean Lit in Eng |
| Summer 2020 | LTS | 1003 | Lat Am: Institut & Cult Survey |
| Summer 2020 | CMP | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Spring 2020 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Spring 2020 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Fall 2019 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2019 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Summer 2019 | ENG | 3038 | Srv Carib Ltt In Eng |
| Spring 2019 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Spring 2019 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2018 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2018 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Summer 2018 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Spring 2018 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Spring 2018 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Fall 2017 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2017 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Spring 2017 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Summer 2016 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Spring 2016 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Fall 2015 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Spring 2015 | ENG | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2013 | CMP | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Spring 2013 | CMP | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
| Fall 2012 | CMP | 2800 | Great Works of Literature I |
Journal Articles
(2022). Humor, Coping, and Change in Special Period Cuba: Interpreting the Role of Visual Choteo in Vereda Tropical by Joaquín Miguel Cuartas Rodríguez. Hispanic Studies Review, 6(1). 18.
(2020). Verifying Latinx Identities: Complex Character Representation in the Television Series One Day at a Time. Journal of Interdisciplinary Humanities, 37(2). 83-99.
Book Chapters
The Importance of Intersectional and Color-Conscious Casting in Our Flag Means Death. (Pending)
Media Contributions
Salois, R. L., & Robles Mejias, R. (2024). Latinx Visions, Season 6: Latinx Climate Activism.
Four podcast episodes considering Latinx Climate Activism through conversations with different individuals and organizations about the connections between culture, community, and climate.
Salois, R. L., & Robles Mejias, R. (2023). Latinx Visions, Season 5: Latinx Voices.
Four interview-based episodes celebrating the voices, stories, and experiences of Latinx people.
Salois, R. L., & Robles Mejias, R. (2021). Latinx Visions Podcast, (Podbean).
A Latinx-focused podcast in which we discuss (sometimes with guests) Latinx film, television, literature, the arts, and more.
Presentations
Salois, R. L. (2025, October 15). Comics in College, Pop-Culture Pedagogy, and Fandom Final Projects. New York Comic Con. New York, NY: New York Comic Con and the New York Public Library.
Salois, R. L. (2025, October 15). Reinforcing Student Comprehension through Academic Writing and Graphic Narratives. Comics in College, Pop-Culture Pedagogy, and Fandom Final Projects. New York, NY: New York Comic Con and the New York Public Library.
Salois, R. L. (2025, October 15). Pop-Culture, Fandom, and Comics in the College Classroom. New York Comic Con. New York, NY: New York Comic Con and the New York Public Library.
Salois, R. L. (2025, October 15). Pop-Culture Parallels. Pop-Culture, Fandom, and Comics in the College Classroom. New York, NY: New York Comic Con and the New York Public Library.
Salois, R. L. Podcasts, Pop-Culture, and Academia. Bridging Cultural Gaps: Geek Fandom across Academic Disciplines. Virtual Roundtable: Kentucky Communication Association.
Salois, R. L. Student-Led Syllabi. CTL Teaching Innovations Showcase. Virtual Roundtable: Center for Teaching and Learning, Baruch College.
Salois, R. L. Why Do We Read This? A Literature Podcast. The Value (and Struggles) of Public Engagement. Virtual Roundtable: North East Modern Language Association.
Salois, R. L. (2025, March 15). One Character at a Time: Identity Verification through Representations of cubanidad in Television. North East Modern Language Association. Boston, MA: North East Modern Language Association.
Salois, R. L. (2025, March 15). Performing Identities: Representing Cubanidad through Visual Literatures. North East Modern Language Association. Boston, MA: North East Modern Language Association.
Salois, R. L. Why Do We Read This? Connecting the Supernatural Fandom to Great Works of Literature. So Get This: Supernatural Under an Academic Lens. Virtual Roundtable: Nerds and Beyond.
Salois, R. L. Fandom Spending: Lessons Learned from a 12th-Century Chinese Poet. Academic Renegades: Scholarly Investigations of Fandom and Fanfic. Virtual Roundtable: Nerd Alert News Convention.
Salois, R. L. Life Advice: The Scholar's Guide and GISH. Academic Renegades: Scholarly Investigations of Fandom and Fanfic II. Virtual Roundtable: Super Heroines Con.
Salois, R. L. (2025, April 15). Vereda tropical: Choteo and Change in Special Period Cuba. Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky.
Salois, R. L. (2025, April 15). Choteo and Gender Roles in El velorio de Pura, by Flora Diaz Parrado. Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky.
Salois, R. L. (2025, March 15). Virgilio Piñera's El flaco y el gordo: Food as Power in Cuban Theater. Food for Thought: Metaphors of Eating in Literature and Film. New Haven, CT: North East Modern Language Association.
Salois, R. L. (2025, March 15). El velorio de Pura: An Evolution of Choteo in Cuban Theater. GRAPHSY: Herencia y Tradicion, Looking Back, Moving Forward. Washington DC: Georgetown University.
Salois, R. L. A Message to the Cuban People: Choteo and Virgilio Piñera's El flaco y el gordo. Kentucky Foreign Language Conference; Cuban Studies Conference. Lexington, KY; New York, NY: University of Kentucky; The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Salois, R. L. Minor Vioces, Major Impact - The Importance of the Other in Jose Pablo Feinmann's Cuestiones con Ernesto Che Guevara. 18th Annual Student Congress, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages. New York, NY: The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Salois, R. L. (2025, March 15). Forgotten Voices: Another Look at the Cuban Revolution, Cuestiones con Ernesto Che Guevara by Jose Pablo Feinmann. Dialogos: The Tenth Annual Graduate Student Research Conference. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University.
Salois, R. L. Colonial Cuban Theatre? Hybridity and Transculturation in Santiago Pita's El principe jardinero. In Trans: Reading Between and Beyond. New York, NY: The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Salois, R. L. Un destino sudamericano: Jose Pablo Feinmann y Cuestiones con Ernesto Che Guevara. 2nd Annual Conference on Spanish and Portuguese Studies. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University.
Salois, R. L. Grammar in the TPRS Classroom. New Hampsire Association of World Language Teachers. Meredith, NH: NHAWLT.
Other Scholarly Works
Salois, R. L. (2017). Tourism, 'Tradition,' and the Politics of Humor in the Cuban Play '¡Guan Melón! ¡Tu Melón!'. Words without Borders.
Reviews
Salois, R. L. (2025,March 15). Review of Diary of Fire by Elías Miguel Muñoz. Cuban Studies. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press.
Salois, R. L. (2025,February 15). Review of La Isla de los ingenios by Fernando Garciá del Río. Cuban Studies. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press.
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew W. Mellon - Black and Latinx Publics Faculty Fellow | Black and Latino Studies Department | 2023-08-09 | |
| Award for Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty | Weissman School of Arts and Sciences | 2023-05-11 | |
| Audio and Digital Pedagogy Fellow in Black and Latinx Studies | Baruch College | 2021-08-30 | |
| Andrew W. Mellon Transformative Learning in the Humanities Faculty Fellow | City University of New York | 2021-05-03 | |
| Nominee, Barbara Reich Gluck Teaching Excellence Award | Baruch College - English Department | 2020-04-22 | |
| Nominee, Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguised Teaching | Baruch College - Office of the Associate Provost | 2019-02-22 | |
| Writing Across the Curriculum Fellowship | Hostos Community College | 2015-05-20 | |
| Goizueta Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship | Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami | 2015-04-06 | |
| Provost's Summer Research Award | The Graduate Center, CUNY | 2014-05-19 | |
| Doctoral Student Research Grant | The Graduate Center, CUNY | 2014-01-13 | |
| Enhanced Chancellor's Fellowship | The Graduate Center, CUNY | 2010-08-10 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black and Latino Studies Faculty Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Curriculum Committee - Black and Latino Studies | Committee Member | Present | |
| Library Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Honors Advisory Committee | Committee Member | Present |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Committees | Committee Member | 8/27/2015 | 5/25/2017 |
| Faculty, Students, and Programs Task Force | Committee Member | 8/27/2015 | 5/25/2016 |
| College Association | Committee Member | 8/29/2012 | 5/25/2016 |
| Doctoral Student Council - Grants Committee | Committee Chair | 8/26/2013 | 5/27/2015 |
| Doctoral Student Council | Committee Member | 8/23/2012 | 5/20/2015 |
| HLBLL Executive Committee | Student Placement | 9/1/2011 | 5/25/2012 |
| Organizing Committee HLBLL Annual Student Congress | Committee Member | 9/6/2010 | 4/16/2012 |