Christopher González

Writing

Ten books on Latinx literature, film, comics, and narrative — plus essays, a memoir, and a weekly newsletter on how stories are built.

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Books

Forthcoming

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Galactic Herencia: Latinos in the Star Wars Universe

U of Arizona Press · January 2027

Latinidad in a galaxy far, far away — heritage, representation, and fandom across the Star Wars universe.

Cover of Touchdown!: Latinos Breaking Through the NFL's White Lines

Touchdown!: Latinos Breaking Through the NFL's White Lines

with Frederick Luis Aldama · Ohio State UP · December 2026

The past, present, and future of Latinos in professional football.

In print

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Big Scary Brown Guy: A Memoir

Flower Song Press · 2024

A memoir of body, place, and becoming.

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Resilient Pedagogy

co-edited · Utah State University · 2021

Practical teaching strategies to overcome distance, disruption, and distraction.

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Reel Latinxs: Representation in U.S. Film and TV

with Frederick Luis Aldama · U of Arizona P · 2019

How Latinxs have been imagined — and imagined themselves — on American screens.

Winner · 2020 International Latino Book Award
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Latinx Studies: The Key Concepts

with Frederick Luis Aldama · Routledge · 2018

A field guide to the central ideas of Latinx studies.

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Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latina/o Literature

Ohio State UP · 2017

Which stories Latinx authors are permitted to tell — and what happens when they refuse the limits.

Honorable Mention · 2019 Perkins Prize
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Graphic Borders: Latino Comic Books Past, Present, and Future

ed. with Frederick Luis Aldama · U of Texas P · 2016

The landmark collection on Latino comics.

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Reading Junot Díaz

U of Pittsburgh P · 2015

The first book-length study of Díaz's fiction.

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Latinos in the End Zone

with Frederick Luis Aldama · Palgrave Macmillan · 2013

Conversations on the brown color line in the NFL.

New public writing appears on Storywork. Serialized fiction lives on the Serials page. Scholarly articles, chapters, and the two book series he edits are on the CV page.