My main research interest is the role of narratives in the construction of social problems. From this perspective, I’ve studied conspiracy theories, urban legends, narrative fiction, violence, masculinities and public policy. 

My first book on the topic looked at four Mexican conspiracy narratives about Lee Harvey Oswald’s visit to Mexico City and street gangs across borders. I’m currently P.I. of a research project about conspiracy theories and gender funded by the Mexican Ministry of Science (SECIHTI).

Relevant publications

Conspiracy Narratives South of the Border. Bad Hombres Do the Twist (Routledge, 2021). DOI: 10.4324/9781003033028

Soltero, G. 2021. “Same Urban Legends, Different Bad Hombres: The Risk of Narratives across Borders about Deviant Others”, en Herbert Jonsson, Lovisa Berg, Chatarina Edfeldt y Bo G. Jansson (eds.) Narratives Crossing Borders. The Dynamics of Cultural Interaction. Stockholm University Press, pp. 375-403.

Soltero, G. 2016. “The Mexican Transmission of ‘Lights Out!’” Journal of Folklore Research 53-3. DOI: 10.2979/jfolkrese.53.3.01, pp. 115-135

Soltero, G. 2016. “Construcción de la violencia en México. Un análisis desde la teoría literaria” Política y cultura, 46-4, pp. 121-142