Mimi Gladstein
Mimi Reisel Gladstein is a Professor of English and Theatre Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is the author of five books and co-editor of two. The Last Supper of Chicano Heroes: Selected Works of José Antonio Burciaga won an American Book Award , a Southwest Book Award, and a Latino Book Award. Gladstein’s scholarly articles cover subjects as diverse as feminism in the Harry Potter series and bilingual wordplay in Hemingway and Steinbeck. Her articles have been translated and published in both Mexico and Japan. International recognition includes the John J. and Angeline Pruis Award for teaching Steinbeck and the Burkhardt Award for Steinbeck scholarship. At the University of Texas at El Paso she has served as Associate Dean of Liberal Arts, as well as Chaired the English Department, Philosophy Department, and Theatre, Dance, and Film. She was the first Director of the Women’s Studies Program. In 2006 she received the University Distinguished Achievement Award for Service to Students. The El Paso Commission for Women named her to their Hall of Fame in2011. The El Paso County Historical Society inducted her into their Hall of Honor in 2011. Besides her many years at U.T.E.P. Dr. Gladstein has taught semesters in London, Madrid, and Caracas and given seminars in Zambia and Brazil.