Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator
Fields of Interest
Research
Selected Research
- Autism Function in "Anton's Right Here," Cultures of Representation: Disability in World Cinema Contexts, Wallflower Press, 2016.
- José Alaniz. 2014. Death, Disability and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond. University Press of Mississippi.
- Review of Poka noch’ nas ne razluchit’. Kinokultura (June, 2013).
- Jose Alaniz. “([Post-] Soviet Zone of Dystopia: Voronovich/Tkalenko’s Sterva.” Slavic & East European Journal, No. 57 (2) (Summer 2013).
- José Alaniz. “History in Czech Comics: Lucie Lomová’s Divoši.” Ulbandus, Vol. 15 (2013).
- José Alaniz. “Stuttering, Glossolalia and The Body in Sorokin’s A Month in Dachau.” Vladimir Sorokin's Languages. Ed. Tine Roesen and Dirk Uffelmann. Bergen: University of Bergen Press, 2013.
- José Alaniz. “‘Will You Listen to That!’: (Dis)Ability in Moore/Willingham’s In Blackest Night.” Comics Forum (Sept. 7, 2012).
- José Alaniz. “Czech Comics Anthropology: Life and Story in O přibjehi: Keva.” Comics Forum (May 11, 2012).
- José Alaniz. "Crowd Control: Anxiety of Effluence in Sokurov's 'Russian Ark.'" in Sokurov anthology, ed. Birgit Beumers and Nancy Condee.
- José Alaniz. 2010. Komiks: Comic Art in Russia. University Press of Mississippi.
- Alaniz, José. Comics and History in the Czech Lands.
Courses Taught
Autumn 2024
Spring 2024
- GLITS 252 A: Introduction to Global Literatures: Literary Genres Across Time and Place
- RUSS 421 A: Post-Soviet Literary and Cultural Scene
Winter 2024
- RUSS 323 A: Revolution: Twentieth Century Russian Literature and Culture
- RUSS 523 A: Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century
Autumn 2023
- GLITS 311 B: Literature Across Times
- RUSS 340 A: Russia's Big Books
- RUSS 543 A: Seminar in Contemporary Russian Prose
Spring 2023
- GLITS 253 B: Literature and Identities
- RUSS 323 A: Revolution: Twentieth Century Russian Literature and Culture
- RUSS 424 A: Topics in Ethnicity and Cultural Identity
- RUSS 523 A: Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century
Winter 2023
- GLITS 311 D: Literature Across Times
- GLITS 314 C: Literature Across Genres/Modes
- RUSS 340 A: Russia's Big Books
- RUSS 543 A: Seminar in Contemporary Russian Prose
Winter 2022
Spring 2021
Affiliations
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- University Book Store Presents José Alaniz with Diana Flores Ruíz (November 22, 2023)
- “Ways of Knowing” Episode 5: Disability Studies (October 10, 2023)
- Recent Publications: Essays and Award Nominations from Profesor José Alaniz (May 22, 2023)
- Recent Publications: Essays and Reviews from Profesor José Alaniz (April 11, 2023)
- NEW RELEASE: The Compleat Moscow Calling by José Alaniz (March 15, 2023)
- Professor José Alaniz Reviews "Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin" (December 13, 2022)
- Professor José Alaniz Discusses "Day of the Oprichnik" (May 5, 2022)
- Professor José Alaniz Publishes New Book (February 23, 2022)
- Professor José Alaniz Publishes New Essay (December 16, 2021)
- Dr. José Alaniz publishes new film review! (October 18, 2021)
- Dr. José Alaniz Publishes New Film Review (July 20, 2021)
- "Faculty/staff honors: Field research grant, staffer’s play streams, cartoon remembrance UW News staff" (March 2, 2021)
- New Film Review Out! (October 15, 2020)
- Dr. José Alaniz Publishes New Essay (September 23, 2020)
- Dr. José Alaniz Publishes Essay in NYU Jordan Center Blog (June 16, 2020)
- Professor José Alaniz Co-edits Newly Released Book! (May 20, 2020)
- Professor José Alaniz Reviews "Quiet Comes the Dawn" (April 2, 2020)
- Q&A with Professor José Alaniz (November 13, 2019)
- Prof José Alaniz review of "Deep Rivers" (April 9, 2019)
- New movie review from Prof José Alaniz (July 11, 2018)
- José Alaniz selected to be recognized at the Latinx Faculty Recognition Event (April 13, 2018)
- Recent publications by José Alaniz (January 23, 2018)
- Faculty Friday: José Alaniz (October 20, 2017)
- Prof José Alaniz reviews the Russian Superhero Movie “Guardians” (October 16, 2017)
- Prof. Jose Alaniz and Ph.d. Student Veronica Muskheli team up to translate a Russian Sci-Fi story (September 18, 2017)
- Prof. José Alaniz has a cartoon published on the Seattle Weekly website (July 18, 2016)
- José Alaniz's review of the film "Insight" (July 11, 2016)
- José Alaniz's essay in Cultures of Representation: Disability in World Cinema Contexts (April 5, 2016)
- Professor Jose Alaniz reviews Russian scifi film "The Guest" (October 14, 2015)
- Professor Jose Alaniz reviews new Ukrainian film, "Corrections Class" (January 5, 2015)
- Alaniz becomes Disability Studies director (April 16, 2014)
- Alaniz's book soon out as paperback (March 24, 2014)
- Professor José Alaniz publishes two articles in summer 2013 (October 21, 2013)
- Alaniz elected chair of ICAF (November 23, 2011)
- Congrats to alumna Emily Schuckman (January 7, 2011)
- José goes national (October 5, 2010)