He has lived and studied extensively in Chile and received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington in 2010. His research interests include postdictatorial literary and cultural studies, film studies, social documentary, performance art, melodrama, and the neobaroque, among others. During the last year he has placed a number of articles and reviews with online and print publications, including Latin American Perspectives, Chasqui, E-misfŽrica, and Fast Capitalism, among others. Dr. Blaine is currently editing a book manuscript based on his dissertation, tentatively titled Criminal Democracy in Post-dictatorial Chilean Film and Fiction.