Arístides Falcón Paradí

Arístides Falcón Paradí serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, where he contributes to poetry, theater, film, and Latin American and Caribbean studies with emphasis on diaspora and 20th-century cultural expressions.

His educational background includes:

• PhD and MPh in Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Literatures from the Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York
• MA from The City College of the City University of New York
• Diploma in French from the School of Languages, Cuba
• BA in Scene Arts from the University of Havana, National School of Arts

Dr. Falcón Paradí's research centers on 20th-century Latin American and Caribbean cultural production, with focus on poetry, avant-garde theater, and documentary film. His work explores Afro-Cuban musical traditions (particularly rumba), diasporic identity, and intersections between Antonin Artaud's theories and Cuban performance practices. Creative and scholarly outputs are deeply intertwined through literary criticism and filmmaking.

His publications consistently examine Cuban cultural figures in exile and transnational contexts. Articles analyze poet María Elena Cruz Varela's exile narratives, Artaud's influence on Cuban theater, and Chano Pozo's musical legacy. Collectively, these works advance Latin American literary criticism, ethnomusicology, and diaspora studies by highlighting marginalized voices and cultural syncretism.

His accolades include:

• Film Making Excellence at The Baseball Hall of Fame Film Festival (2009)
• Best Documentary Short Film at Urban World Film Festival (2008)
• Sigma Delta Mu National Honor Society (2005)
• Semi-finalist, North American Open Poetry Contest (1997)
• First Prize in Poetry Contest, Miami Dade Community College (1987)

There is no public information regarding graduate student advising or research grants.