The Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies proudly announces the dissertation defense of:

Cecilia Perfecto

Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy and Language

Dissertation Title:

The Misrepresentation of Mexican-American Holidays and Observations through Children’s Literature: A critical analysis of children’s books about Día de los Muertos, Diez y Seis de Septiembre, The Commemoration of the Battle of the Alamo, Día de los Reyes Magos, The 12th of December, and Cinco de Mayo

Date & Time: Monday, November 4, at 1:00pm

Location: Main Campus

Room: MB 3.112A (BBL Conference Room)

Dissertation Chair:

Dr. Howard Smith

Committee Members:

Dr. Lucila Ek

Dr. Marie Miranda

Dr. Carmen Tafolla

Presentation is open to the public.

Molly Miller

Student Development Specialist

Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies

UTSA

Phone: 210-458-7443

Email: Molly.Miller@utsa.edu

Office: MB 3.480