Dr. Rivera has several research interests. He has presented his work on linguistics, humor and Mexican culture at regional, national, and international forums such as the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association Conference, the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, and the Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánica.
Here is a list of his most recent conference presentations :
(2022, March 10). ¿Existe un habla gay? Una
revisión de las últimas dos décadas al respecto. Presented at the XXIX Congreso Internacional de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos, SanJuan, PR.
(2020, March 6). Desordenadas, de Naida Saavedra: Una Mirada al New Latino Boom y la Blanquitud en los Estados Unidos. Presented at the XXV Congreso Internacional de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos. Lima, Peru.
(2019, March 30). How to Learn a Second Language More Effectively. Keynote presentation at the World Languages Undergraduate Conference organized by the Worcester State University. Worcester, Massachusetts.
(2018, October 5). Questioning What is Real with an Indian Perspective on Julio Cortázar´s La Noche Boca Arriba. Presented at the 68th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Languages Conference. University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Knoxville, Tennessee.
(2018, March 8). Jorge Ibargüengoitia’s La Ley de Herodes as a Representation of the Mexican Sentiment. Presented at the XXI Congreso Internacional de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos. Quito, Ecuador.
(2017, November 11). The New Global TV: Streaming Services as Content Providers for Language Learners. Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association. Philadelphia, PA.
(2017, October 6). Rulfo’s Tragic Humor in “Es Que Somos Muy Pobres.” Presented at the 67th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Languages Conference. University of North Carolina-Wilmington, NC.
In early 2020, he published an article that offered a fresh new perspective on a classic short story by Argentinian Author, Julio Cortázar, “La noche boca arriba”.
In 2022, Dr. Rivera co-edited with colleague Dr. John W. Schwieter, from Wilfried Laurier University, and the late Dr. Paul Ida, the book entitled Engaging in Critical Language Studies.
Dr. Rivera also enjoys writing in Spanish. His play “Adiós mundo cruel” was published in 2018.
