Originally from Statesville,  North Carolina, Thomas Alexander received his Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and his MA in Spanish Literature from UNC-Greensboro in 2018. After a long career in  paper, petroleum and insurance industries, Thomas taught Beginning Spanish at Campbell University, UNC-Greensboro, and is currently a Senior Teaching Assistant at USC where he has taught World Literature, and Beginning and Intermediate Spanish. His areas of interest are mining literature, 19^th and early 20^th century jungle narratives, and the Irish martyr Roger Casement. He has presented papers on La Vorágine, by José Rivera, and Foucault´s counter to pastoral power. His is interested in the intersection of race, extractivism and masculinites in late 19^th and early 20th century world literature.