About me
Martin Mulligan earned his Ph.D. from the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He currently teaches Spanish Literature at Guadalupe Centers High School in Kansas City, Missouri. His area of expertise is Mexican popular music, where he draws on his background in journalism and academic research to explore the intersection of the music industry and social violence in contemporary Mexico.
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Martin Mulligan obtuvo su doctorado en el Departamento de Lengua, Literatura y Cultura de la Universidad de Missouri-Columbia. Actualmente, enseña literatura hispanoamericana en la preparatoria Guadalupe Centers en Kansas City. Su especialidad se centra en la Música Regional mexicana, donde combina el periodismo y la investigación académica para examinar la intersección entre la violencia social y la industria musical del corrido en el México contemporáneo.