Albert CasasayasAlbert Casasayas is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara University in California. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Harvard University His academic interests are: psychoactives in Latin American and Spanish cultures; representations of economic hardship and financial issues in narrative; specters, ghosts and the talking dead in contemporary narrative and film. He combines his academic work with his personal interest in fiction writing, psychonautics, plant medicine, and harm reduction advocacy. Read More Read Less