Max F. Jensen

Max F. Jensen is an Assistant Professor of Spanish & Comparative Literature at the University of Pittsburgh, affiliated with the Division of Communication and the Arts. He teaches courses in Hispanic, English, and comparative literature, with a focus on avant-garde and experimental poetry in Spain.

• Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (minor in Spanish) from Pennsylvania State University
• M.A. in Cognitive Linguistics and World Literature from Case Western Reserve University
• B.A. in Spanish and Cognitive Science from Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Jensen specializes in 20th-century Spanish avant-garde poetry, the intersections of pedagogy and literature, and translation studies, particularly of María Zambrano and Juan Eduardo Cirlot. His work spans literary theory, cognitive approaches to texts, and cross-cultural analysis. He has lived in Madrid for two years to conduct dissertation research and frequently travels to Latin America, the United States, and Europe. A near-native speaker of Spanish and conversant in German, he also integrates meditation practices into academic settings, leading workshops at Pitt-Bradford and the Olean Meditation Center in New York.