Dr. Miguel Rocha is an essayist and photographer. Department director, associate professor, co-founder of the Center for Eco-Criticism and Intercultural Studies at the Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. Received Casa de las Américas award for Mingas de la palabra.

His works include: Reforestar la imaginación (2024, Fondo de Cultura Económica de México), Word Mingas (2022, UNC Press), Mingas de la imagen (2022, co-editor, The Cultural Conservancy California PUJ), Arca e ira (2019, Universidad de Guadalajara).

His works are translated into Korean, Japanese, English, Maya-Totsil, Namtric, French, and Kichwa