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E.C.-Dukes, Ph.D., M.F.A. (Elvira Carrizal-Dukes)
@doctor-e-c-dukes.bsky.social
Intl. award-winning graphic novelist & Xicana scholar | CEO of DUKEScomics | Writer of multilingual, culturally rooted stories | Intl. Latino Book Award winner | Featured at Tokyo Comic Con & FIL Guadalajara | Mentorship + workshops for youth & communities
We have a new comic published in this anthology. XICANXFUTURISM: GRITOS FOR TOMORROW/ CODEX I Edited by Scott Russell Duncan and Jenny Irizary drops in two weeks, Tuesday, September 16th! Brought to you by Riot of Roses Publishing House.

Order your copy at
www.riotofrosespublishinghouse.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Join us for fall workshop with Palabras del Pueblo. Comics con Corazón y Comunidad
With Dr. E C Dukes and Ronnie Dukes. Online. October 4-5, and 11-12, 9am to 1pm Pacific Time. Save the date! Applications open! No experience necessary.

www.mexicanos2070.com/fall-2025-pa....
September 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Author Insights: International Latino Book Awards Author Interviews. We're so grateful for our Silver Medal award for our graphic novel Daizee & the Dukes of Chuco. Thank you, ELF, for this incredible recognition.

#dukescomics #graphicnovel #internationalaward @dukescomics.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is my review of the book Carmelita by Meagan O’Toole Pitts, illustrated by Ashton Kaleigh.

This illustrated book, intended for grade 5 and up, is based on the true story of a 17-year-old border heroine, Carmelita Torres, who inspired the 1917 Bath Riots.

CarmelitaTorres.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our graphic novel Daizee & the DUKES of Chuco received this wonderful review written by Scott Russell Duncan for LibroMobile. Here is the link: bit.ly/4gMX9pt

Thank you, Scott, for reading and writing about our book. We appreciate you!

#gratitude #bookreview #DUKEScomics
January 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Honored to present at Yorkville University & Toronto Film School's SoTL Showcase with Dr. Tommy Mayberry. Grateful to my husband & creative partner Ronnie Dukes (DUKEScomics) for leading illustration exercises. Thank you for this opportunity to share our work across genres!

#SoTLShowcase
December 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM
I'm grateful to 71-year-old Tonio, a military veteran and Cholo veterano, for giving me the opportunity to interview him for my ebook, Cholx Counterstory. This animation illustrates some of his experiences.

Artwork by Ronnie Dukes
Animation by Augment El Paso
Link to free ebook in previous post.
December 5, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Ronnie Dukes 🙌🏽 created this stunning illustration for my short story "Chola Heroes and Cholo Saints" in Somos Xicanas anthology edited by LUZ SCHWEIG Riot of Roses Publishing House. I'll be reading from my piece & will share recording.

Pre-order:
www.riotofrosespublishinghouse.com/product-page...
December 4, 2024 at 12:48 AM
This is an excerpt from the Chicanofuturism panel. For the next few weeks, I'll share my responses to panel questions from our host, Scott Russell Duncan. Panelists include Valderas, Apaxu Maiz,
Jaime Javier Rodriguez, Angela Acosta, Martin Hill Ortiz,
R. Ch. Garcia, and E.C.-Dukes.
December 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
The Somos Xicanas anthology is coming out Dec. 14th. Published by Riot of Roses Publishing House w the brilliant editor Luz Schweig. I wrote a piece called Chola Heroes and Cholo Saints. Pre-order at this link: www.riotofrosespublishinghouse.com/product-page....

#Xicanas #anthology #newbook
December 1, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Dr. E.C.-Dukes & Mr. Ronnie Dukes co-authors w Melissa Wholeben & Robert McCreary of Developing a Trauma-Informed Care Graphic Narrative Educational Tool for Emergency Trauma Nurses in Intl Emergency Nursing peer-reviewed journal.

Limited time free access:

authors.elsevier.com/c/1kBBx_,3-U....
November 29, 2024 at 6:59 PM
✨ Excited to announce my new ebook Cholx Counterstory! ✨

This free ebook spotlights global Cholos and Cholas as agents of positive social change, celebrating their resilience and impact on communities worldwide.

📖 Read it here: manifold.as.uky.edu/projects/cho...
November 25, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Please consider my Chicanafuturism graphic novel, won a 2024 International Latino Book Award. "Daizee & the Dukes of Chuco" Here is the book cover featuring Daizee Dukes & her car, the General Z (for Zapata) link: DUKEScomics.com. Thank you. "Better to die standing than to live on your knees." -EZ
November 17, 2024 at 3:27 PM