Don Luis Leal, In Memoriam (10 images)

Luis Leal, distinguished professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at UC Santa Barbara and an internationally recognized scholar of Mexican, Chicano, and Latin American literature, died January 25, 2010. He was 102.

Leal, author of more than 45 books and 400 scholarly articles, remained a prolific researcher and writer until his death. One of his books, "A Brief History of the Mexican Short Story," is considered a landmark of modern literary scholarship.

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Luis Leal, distinguished professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at UC Santa Barbara and an internationally recognized scholar of Mexican, Chicano, and Latin American literature, died January 25, 2010. He was 102.

Leal, author of more than 45 books and 400 scholarly articles, remained a prolific researcher and writer until his death. One of his books, "A Brief History of the Mexican Short Story," is considered a landmark of modern literary scholarship.

Leal was a member of the UCSB faculty since 1976. Earlier in his career, he held teaching positions at the University of Chicago, the University of Mississippi, Emory University, and the University of Illinois.
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