Cory A Reed

Cory A Reed is an Associate Professor of Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in early modern Spanish literature and culture. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and maintains an active research and teaching profile focused on Cervantes, Spanish drama, and cognitive cultural studies.

His research interests include the study of genre and performance in early modern drama; the representation of identity in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature; literary and cultural responses to the emergence of scientific discourse in early modern Spain; and cognitive cultural studies. Dr. Reed approaches literary analysis through interdisciplinary lenses, particularly examining how cognitive science can illuminate historical audience responses to theatrical performances.

Dr. Reed serves as president of the Cervantes Society of America, the North American association of scholars in his field, and represents the University of Texas on the Representative Council of the Newberry Renaissance Consortium. He also directed the interdisciplinary Tracking Cultures Program, which analyzes the historical roots of Southwestern identity in colonial Mexico and early modern Spain.

• President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award at UT Austin
• Humanities Research Award from the College of Liberal Arts for research on "Embodied Cognition, Empathy, and Activism in Early Modern Spanish Theatrical Performance"

His teaching portfolio includes courses such as SPN 351 (Don Quijote/Early Modern World), ILA 387 (Legacies of Early Modern Spain), UGS 303 (Road Movies, Quixotic Journeys), and E 316N (World Literature), demonstrating his commitment to interdisciplinary approaches connecting literature with film, cognitive studies, and transatlantic cultural exchange.