| July 19, 2016

Salvador Leetoy, Professor, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Communication and Digital Arts

Salvador Leetoy, Professor, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Communication and Digital Arts

BY: as told by Salvador Leetoy / as written by Catherine Nygren

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Before doing my PhD, I was an Instructor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. When I wanted to do my PhD, the institution supported me and gave me administrative leave.

During my doctoral program in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, I researched the indigenous cultural subject in Mexico. Scholarships, including from the government of Mexico, my university in Mexico, and Alberta helped so that I didn’t have to have a part time job during my program.

Initially, as an international student, there wasn’t much guidance about the city, how to move, etc. Afterwards, my supervisor, Fred Judson, now a good friend, in Political Science helped me to adapt to the Canadian university system, especially as my research was very complex and interdisciplinary, drawing on both humanities and social sciences. The Modern Languages department was supportive (though resistant to my need to take interdisciplinary courses), and I still feel like part of my alma mater. I’m also thankful for the opportunities to connect with people outside of the university and participate in a number of cultural initiatives.

The time I spent completing my program—including a brief delay from the birth of my son—was a rewarding five years. Now, I teach four courses a year in the Department of Communication and Digital Arts at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico; I research social movements around the world, and my work has continued to span education, humanities, and the social sciences. Because of those five years, Canada will always be a very special place for me and my family. Every time I go there – for a conference, vacation, or to visit friends—I do not feel like I am in a foreign country: on the contrary, I feel myself at home.

 

Before doing my PhD, I was an Instructor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. When I wanted to do my PhD, the institution supported me and gave me administrative leave.

During my doctoral program in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, I researched the indigenous cultural subject in Mexico. Scholarships, including from the government of Mexico, my university in Mexico, and Alberta helped so that I didn’t have to have a part time job during my program.

Initially, as an international student, there wasn’t much guidance about the city, how to move, etc. Afterwards, my supervisor, Fred Judson, now a good friend, in Political Science helped me to adapt to the Canadian university system, especially as my research was very complex and interdisciplinary, drawing on both humanities and social sciences. The Modern Languages department was supportive (though resistant to my need to take interdisciplinary courses), and I still feel like part of my alma mater. I’m also thankful for the opportunities to connect with people outside of the university and participate in a number of cultural initiatives.

The time I spent completing my program—including a brief delay from the birth of my son—was a rewarding five years. Now, I teach four courses a year in the Department of Communication and Digital Arts at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico; I research social movements around the world, and my work has continued to span education, humanities, and the social sciences. Because of those five years, Canada will always be a very special place for me and my family. Every time I go there – for a conference, vacation, or to visit friends—I do not feel like I am in a foreign country: on the contrary, I feel myself at home.

 

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