Daniel Cuenca

Daniel Cuenca is an Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH), serving as Director of the Spanish Major. His research focuses on modernity theory through literary and film studies, particularly critiquing the 'First-Third World' binary as a media construct. He applies Guy Debord's theories on the society of the spectacle to language and cultural analysis.

Education:

• PhD in Hispanic Language and Literatures, Boston University

Research Interests: Cuenca explores how mass media shapes epistemological frameworks through texts and visual narratives. His work bridges French philosophical traditions (e.g., Debord) with contemporary analyses of globalization, spatial-temporal dynamics in literature, and the socio-political dimensions of cultural representation.

Professional Engagement: He oversees the Spanish Major program and maintains an active research agenda, recently extending Debord's concepts to modern literary and cultural studies. Office hours are held at 445 Meserve Hall on Mondays and Wednesdays.