My book, Explosivity: Following What Remains, with photographs by Andrea Gaffney, arrives on April 1st, 2025, from the University of Minnesota Press | 2025 AAG, Detroit MI, “author meets critics” book panel (final program with date and time t.b.a.). | New book chapter, “Watefront/battlefront” with Julie Sze is out now from Routledge.
Communication
✉︎ Email: jarbona [at] ucdavis [dot] edu *available for video or voice calls by appointment. I have Signal. Se habla español.
Advising
American Studies undergraduate majors: Please reach out if you’d like to schedule an appointment or contact me first with a preliminary draft of your emphasis plan.
Office hours
I’m typically available TR noon-1:30pm or by appointment. You may also drop by my office to see if I’m available (set appointments have priority). Email me if you’d like to schedule an appointment or to receive a link to the online sign-up form (UCD students).
I’m available for other video or in-person appointments (by request). Public or media inquiries, collaboration opportunities, or grad/post-grad research interest: please kindly email me (see above). I can also provide an encrypted Signal link. Thank you!
Pronouns & Pronunciation
he/him/his
My name is in Spanish. It’s pronounced with an audible ‘R’ at the end: Javier. I use Arbona or Arbona-Homar (the H is completely silent and pronounced “Omar” with emphasis on the last syllable, like this: omár). I don’t have a middle name. Arbona is my paternal last name, therefore I’m not “Javier Homar” nor “Professor Homar.” Professor Arbona is fine.