Acknowledgments
Many people and organizations have helped make this volume possible. First and foremost, the editors would like to thank Ana Manzanas and Jesús Benito for their support and assistance during the editorial process. We would also like to thank all the authors of the individual chapters for their valuable contributions and commitment to this project as well as for their patience and understanding through all the deadlines, edits, and even rewritings. Also, special thanks must go towards our friends and family for their support and the occasional shoulder to cry on.
On a more personal note, Santiago Rodríguez Guerrero-Strachan wants to thank the Center for Humanities and the Arts at the University of Colorado at Boulder for the short-term stay at the Center to research hospitality. Likewise, Patricia San José is indebted to the English Department at Michigan State University for the time spent there as a visiting scholar. She would especially thank Dr. Gordon Henry, Dr. Jyotsna Singh, and all the lovely people she met there through the msu Office for International Students and Scholars for showing her what true, unconditional hospitality feels like.
Finally, this book is part of the research project “Historia crítica de la literatura étnica norteamericana: una aproximación intercultural” (MINECO FFI2015-64137-P), funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad; without the economic help derived from it, this volume would not have been possible. Additional funding has been secured through the “Hostfilm: Hospitality in European Film” (2017-1-ES01-KA203-038181) research project, funded by the Erasmus + KA2: Strategic Partnership program of the European Union, and the “Las fronteras de la hospitalidad en los estudios culturales de Estados Unidos y Europa” (SA342U1) Research Project, funded by the Junta de Castilla y León.