Trinidad Ballester

Trinidad Ballester is a Lecturer of Spanish and Introduction to Humanities at Howard University's College of Arts & Sciences, within the Department of World Languages & Cultures. She holds a BA and MA in Spanish and Italian from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies from Georgetown University.

Her research explores cultural narratives of modernity and contemporaneity, with a focus on early modernity. Her book, Flamenco: Orientalism, exoticism and the Spanish National Identity, analyzes flamenco through an orientalist lens in literature, film, and theater. Dr. Ballester's interests include Spanish national identity, cultural representation, and interdisciplinary approaches to humanities.

No scientific awards, grants, or advised students are explicitly listed in the provided materials. Her academic contributions are centered on cultural and literary analysis with a Spanish and Mediterranean focus.