Aaron Gabriel Montalvo

Aaron Gabriel Montalvo explores the ecological dimensions of contemporary American literature and culture. His current book project, Accounts of Exploitation, Stories of Sustainability: Narrating the Nature of Resources in the Modern American West, argues that cultural narratives shape social perceptions of natural resources and the issues surrounding their production, use, and depletion. Through analyses of “resource narratives” of contemporary Western American literature, film, and sites, this work demonstrates how stories may counteract historic and on-going forms of social and environmental exploitation. Building on this interest in environmental issues, Dr. Montalvo’s current Business Communication course explores the intersection of business and sustainability. 

A scholar of diverse interests, Dr. Montalvo’s work has appeared in the Science Fiction Research Association Review, Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, and Modern Language Review. When untethered from his desk, Dr. Montalvo enjoys exploring the outdoors, tending his aquariums, and cooking new recipes.