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Literature

In this week's episode of Frontera Frequencies, hosts Roberto Avant- Mier and Ale Seanez take the hand of one white rabbit and jump into the fantastic musical literary world where they talk to us about the songs that have referenced and/or spoken about literature. Some of their tunes include "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, "Annabel Lee" by Stevie Nicks and Nirvana's cover of Led Zeppelin's song "Moby Dick".

On this Miner Music Minute, Finance-major student Victor Garcia reminisces about the time he spent away from the Sun City and confesses that the song bringing him back to our border city was "Crossroads" by Bone Thugs & Harmony, and the impact that 90's hip hop had when he felt homesick.

Roberto Avant-Mier (PhD, Univ. of Utah) is the Interim Chair of the Department of Communication at UTEP and host of Frontera Frequencies. Prior to returning to Texas-El Paso in 2010, he was a professor at Boston College, and he previously attended the University of Utah, UTEP, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research analyzes the discursive construction of Latino/Hispanic identity(ies) and cultural issues in popular music and film.
Ale Seanez is a graduate student and MTA who recently earned her degree in Communication. She is passionate about exploring how media, culture, border identity, and storytelling intersect, and plans to pursue a PhD after completing graduate school.
Martin Leon is a producer at KTEP, editing and assembling radio shows for the station. He engineers and records interviews, as well as being a Board Operator for Texas Standard once a week. Current shows include Jazz Night in America, The Latin Alternative, Classical Guitar Alive, From the Top, and Pipedreams.
Daisy Morales is part of the on-air talent, and interview host, in charge of recording and producing shows such as El Paso Prime Time, Science Studio, and We Are UT El Paso; Daisy also manages the recently added Podcast division.