Timothy Hampton is a Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley , and serves as Director of the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities . He was previously the Director of the Designated Emphasis in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and co-chairs the Democracy, Free Speech, and Values study group. His research explores intersections of literature and politics , poetry and song , and the history of emotion and diplomacy in Renaissance and early modern periods. Recent projects include a 2022 France-Berkeley Fund grant on poetry translation and a Diebold Foundation grant for interdisciplinary cultural studies. Notable publications include Bob Dylan: How the Songs Work (2019) and Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History (2022). Upcoming works address premodern colonialism and American education through memoir and cultural critique. His scholarship appears in MLN , Critical Inquiry , and public venues like Salon and Aeon/Psyche .
Roland Greene is the Mark Pigott KBE Professor and Anthony P. Meier Family Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University, holding dual appointments in the Department of English and the Department of Comparative Literature. He serves as Director of the Stanford Humanities Center and co-chair of the Renaissances and Poetics Workshop research groups. Educated at Brown University (A.B., 1979) and Princeton University (Ph.D., 1985), his academic career includes prior roles at Harvard and Oregon universities. His research focuses on Renaissance literatures of England, Latin Europe, and the transatlantic world, with expertise in poetry and poetics from the Renaissance to the present. Major works include Five Words: Critical Semantics in the Age of Shakespeare and Cervantes (2013) and editing the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (2012). Recent lectures address topics like Juan Caramuel’s Metametrica , Baroque aesthetics, and digital humanities challenges. Greene has advised over 50 Ph.D. students, many of whom hold academic positions globally. Awards include American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership and leadership roles like MLA President (2015–2016). His work engages with interdisciplinary themes such as colonial baroque, digital humanities, and global literary history.
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States
Lucia Binotti is a Professor of Spanish and Digital Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), with dual affiliations in the Department of Romance Studies and interdisciplinary Digital Humanities initiatives. She serves as Graduate Advisor for Hispanic Linguistics and Director of the Honors Study Abroad Program in Rome. Her work bridges traditional philology with cutting-edge digital scholarship, emphasizing immersive learning experiences through virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. Binotti holds a Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara (1990), an MA (1985), and a BA (1984) in Romance Philology from the Università degli Studi di Pisa. Her research focuses on linguistic identity, cultural heritage preservation, and innovative educational platforms like Amirabilia—the world’s first experiential learning platform. Notable projects include nXimena (healthcare training for Latinx abuse survivors) and Entiendelo (a linguistic/cultural navigation app for Latinx communities). Her scholarly interests span Early Modern Spanish literature, digital humanities applications, and the intersection of technology with social justice. She has directed grants totaling over $500K for projects involving AR/VR integration in education, including collaborations with the UNC Health Science Library and NCSU’s DELTA initiative. Recent awards include the John K. Walsh Award (2010) and Digital Innovation Fellow status (2014). Grants & Leadership: CFE-Lenovo Technology Grants (2018–2019) for AR/VR expansion iLRN 2020 International Co-Chair XR Faculty Learning Community Leader (UNC) Teaching: Courses span from introductory Hispanic literature to advanced topics like medieval intellectual history and digital humanities methodologies. Binotti’s work emphasizes ‘place, presence, and perspective’ in Cyber-Humanities education, particularly addressing marginalized communities through technology-driven solutions.
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States
Marsha S. Collins is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Department Chair at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She specializes in Early Modern European literature, particularly Spanish literature within its broader European context. Her research focuses on romance forms, literature-visual arts intersections, early modern lyric poetry, and court culture. Education includes a PhD in Romance Languages (Spanish) from Princeton University, an MA in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an AB in Comparative Literature from Smith College. Her research interests span Comparative Literature, Early Modern Studies, Genre Theory, Poetry and Poetics, and Visual Culture. She is currently writing a book titled 'Novel Friendships: Amity and Community in Cervantes’s Don Quijote.' Awarded the John L. Sanders Teaching Award (2000) and prestigious fellowships, her work bridges literary analysis with interdisciplinary approaches. She teaches courses like 'Global Cervantes' and 'Literature of Pilgrimage.'
Jaime Rodriguez Matos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at California State University, Fresno, where he has been employed since 2018. His academic career includes prior roles as Lecturer at Fresno State (2016-2018) and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan (2007-2016). Education: Ph.D., Spanish and Portuguese, Columbia University M.Phil., Spanish and Portuguese, Columbia University M.A., Spanish and Portuguese, Columbia University B.A., Spanish Language and Literature, University of New Hampshire Rodriguez Matos specializes in Latin American poetry, nihilism, infrapolitics, and temporal theory. His work interrogates the intersections of philosophy and literary form, particularly focusing on the deconstruction of time in works by José Lezama Lima, Eduardo Lalo, and Álvaro García Linera. Current research explores neo-revolutionary rhetoric and anarchic political thought in Latin America. His published and forthcoming articles address themes such as Lacanian critiques of hegemony, the ontologies of the present, and the formless in Caribbean politics. Rodriguez Matos has presented at international conferences including the Latin American Studies Association and the University of California, Irvine Humanities Commons cluster. Selected Publications: Writing of the Formless: José Lezama Lima and the End of Time (Fordham University Press, 2017)
Cristina Ortiz Ceberio serves as a Professor in the Department of Humanistic Studies within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Her academic profile spans interdisciplinary teaching in contemporary culture, Spanish language instruction, and Spanish-language literature courses. Her educational foundation includes: Bachelor's Degree in Humanities from the University of the Basque Country (San Sebastián) PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Cincinnati (Ohio, USA) Ortiz Ceberio's research centers on gender dynamics in Hispanic contexts with specialized focus on Basque cultural production. She examines artistic representations of violence through feminist lenses, particularly analyzing how Basque women process political conflict through literature and cinema. Her scholarly work bridges literary criticism, film studies, and critical theory while maintaining strong regional expertise in Iberian and Latin American cultural studies. Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals persistent engagement with memory politics, gendered violence, and cultural identity across diverse media forms. Her work consistently connects historical contexts with contemporary socio-political issues, demonstrating methodological versatility through analyses of diaries, films, literary texts, and cultural spaces like the Basque pelota court. Scientific awards: No awards documented in source materials Regarding academic mentoring and research funding, available documentation provides no specifics about graduate students or grant-supported projects. Her professional activities appear centered on independent scholarship and classroom instruction within the humanities curriculum. No institutional research facilities, laboratories, or collaborative teams were referenced in the source documentation.
Paul Firbas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature at Stony Brook University, with affiliations in the Department of History. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University (2001), an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame (1995), and a B.A. from Universidad Católica del Perú (1992). Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Princeton University (2001-2007) and a Visiting Professor at Columbia University (Spring 2007). Education: Ph.D., Princeton University, 2001; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1995; B.A., Universidad Católica del Perú, 1992 His research focuses on Epic Poetry , Colonial Latin American Literature , Textual Criticism , Colonial Geopolitics , and Digital Humanities . He has extensively studied Spanish-American texts from the colonial period, particularly those discussing transatlantic South America's geography, information circulation, and moral geography. His work bridges literary analysis with historical documentation, emphasizing the role of epic poetry in shaping colonial identity. Recent publications include a 2025 digital humanities project on Magellanic route information flows, the 2023 two-volume edition of Lima's early news-sheets, and critical studies on 18th-century Lima's satire (2009), 16th-17th century Peruvian poetry (2019), and 2006 critical edition of 'Armas antárticas' . These works highlight transatlantic networks, geopolitical shifts, and literary responses to colonial crises. He has co-edited multiple volumes, including 'La biblioteca del Inca Garcilaso' (2016) and 'La forma inicial' (2015), a conversation book with Ricardo Piglia. His research also intersects with documentary film studies, as seen in 'Conversaciones en Princeton' (1998), co-edited with Pedro Meira Monteiro.
Lena Retamoso Urbano is a poet and scholar currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at Bennington College since Fall 2021. She earned her PhD in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures from The Graduate Center of CUNY . Research Focus : 20th/21st century Latin American and Spanish poetry, transnational surrealism, queer theory, avant-garde movements, and transatlantic cultural connections Creative Output : Three poetry collections ( Light of Debris , Miracles of Absence , Blank is the Dream of the Night ) Her academic work explores intertextuality and the poetics of Eros, with publications on Garcilaso de la Vega, Blanca Varela, César Moro, and Luis Cernuda. Her article Sacralizing the Ephemeral (under contract with Vernon Press) examines the dialectic between lovers and the beloved in Cernuda and Moro. She received the NeMLA Creative Writing Award (2022) for her poem and the body rises . Key trends in her scholarship include: cross-Atlantic surrealist dialogues, phenomenological approaches to poetic spatiality, and intersections between literature, film, and music. Her teaching spans Hispanic literature, culture, and creative writing at the college level.
Florida Atlantic University - Boca RatonUnited States
Yolanda Gamboa is a Professor of Spanish at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), where she has taught since 2001. She holds a Licenciatura in English Philology from the Universidad de Barcelona, an MA in Comparative Literature, and a PhD in Spanish from Purdue University. Previously, she taught at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Her research focuses on early modern Spanish literature and culture, with a specialization in women’s cultural production during the 16th and 17th centuries, including studies on María de Zayas, colonial St. Augustine, and the Spanish imaginary’s engagement with Naples. She is a literary translator whose work has been recognized with a nomination for the MLA Scaglione Award. Her current book project, Spanish Women and Culture in Early Modern St. Augustine , combines cultural analysis with archival research. Education: Licenciatura en Filología Inglesa, Universidad de Barcelona MA in Comparative Literature, Purdue University PhD in Spanish, Purdue University Research Interests: Golden Age Spanish literature and cultural production Translation theory and practice Early modern women’s roles in transatlantic contexts Colonial history of Florida and St. Augustine Literary translation as canon interrogation Publications highlight her expertise in literary translation (e.g., El fin del mundo como obra de arte ), edited volumes on Spanish comedia criticism, and interdisciplinary studies of early modern gender and colonial spaces. Her recent translations include Combatir el insomnio , an adaptation of a health guide. Awards: Nomination for MLA Aldo & Jean Scaglione Award (2006) Her work bridges literary analysis with historical and cultural studies, emphasizing the marginalized voices of women in early modern Spain and its colonies. She also contributes to pedagogical initiatives through FAU’s Owlingua program.
Luis Manuel Girón-Negrón serves as the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Comparative Literature and of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He holds cross-appointments in the Committee on the Study of Religion, Committee on Medieval Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and Center for Jewish Studies. As Faculty Adviser for the Puerto Rican Student Association (LaO), he also represents Harvard at the Consejo Académico of the Real Colegio Complutense. His educational background includes an A.B., M.T.S., and Ph.D. from Harvard University, reflecting his interdisciplinary training in literature, religion, and philosophy. His academic journey has been deeply rooted at Harvard since obtaining his doctorate in 1997. Girón-Negrón's research centers on the interplay between languages and literatures of medieval Spain (Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese) within Iberian religious history. His work spans Spanish Literature (Medieval and Golden Age), Arabic and Hebrew Literatures of the Middle Ages, History of Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Historical Linguistics, and Translation Studies. He explores mysticism and literature, lyric poetry approaches, Romance and Semitic historical linguistics, medieval translation theory, and multilingual aesthetics. His publication trends reveal consistent focus on Iberian religious intersections, with recent scholarship examining mystical traditions (particularly Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross), medieval Bible translations (especially the Arragel Bible), and Jewish-Christian-Muslim intellectual exchanges. His work demonstrates methodological breadth across literary analysis, historical linguistics, and religious studies. ACLS Fellowship for annotated edition of the Arragel Bible Girón-Negrón actively mentors students through departmental channels and advises the Puerto Rican Student Association. His collaborative research projects frequently involve international scholars, including Andrés Enrique Arias, Javier Pueyo Mena, and the late Ángel Sáenz Badillos. Current major projects include the Arragel Bible edition and bilingual editions of Hispano-Jewish poets. He contributes to multiple academic communities through committee memberships and leadership roles, particularly bridging Hispanic studies with religious and medieval scholarship. His work maintains strong connections to both Iberian academic institutions and diaspora communities.
Ariadna García-Bryce is Professor of Spanish and Humanities at Reed College , where she has taught since 2001. A leading scholar of early-modern Spanish literature and culture, her work interrogates the intersections of time, politics, gender, religion, and visual culture in the Hispanic Baroque. Education: Diplôme Supérieur, Université de Paris, Sorbonne (1985) BA, Comparative Literature, Yale University, magna cum laude (1989) MA, Spanish Literature, Princeton University (1993) PhD, Spanish Literature, Princeton University (1997) Research Focus: García-Bryce’s scholarship centers on how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish and trans-Atlantic authors re-imagined temporality, authority, and the body in the wake of global Catholic expansion and mechanical clock time. Her monograph Experiencing Time in the Early Modern Hispanic World: After Apocalypse (2023) explores eschatological anxiety and new temporal regimes, while Transcending Textuality: Quevedo and Political Authority in the Age of Print (2011) examines the political stakes of Baroque poetics. She has published extensively on drama, visual culture, rhetoric, gender, and the afterlives of Baroque aesthetics in Latin America. Teaching: At Reed, she offers courses ranging from Female Sinners and Saints in the Early Modern Transatlantic World and Visual Art in Spanish Baroque Literature to the foundational Humanities sequence (HUM 110 & 211). Previously she taught at Hamilton College and Columbia University. Articles & Scholarly Impact: Her recent articles (2011–2023) cluster around three major veins: (1) re-readings of Quevedo that foreground temporality, masculinity, and political crisis; (2) studies of Calderón and visual culture that probe the politics of spectacle and royal iconography; and (3) feminist analyses of early-modern women’s writing and representation. Together these works chart a trajectory from Baroque Spain to twentieth-century Latin America, emphasizing the enduring resonance of Golden Age aesthetics. Conference Activity & Outreach: García-Bryce is an active presence at international venues such as the Renaissance Society of America, the Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas, and specialized Quevedo and Baroque symposia. Her invited talks at Princeton, Cambridge, King’s College London, and other institutions disseminate her research to diverse scholarly communities.
David Ramirez is an Associate Professor at Rhode Island College's Department of Modern Languages, specializing in Latin American Literature and Comparative Literature. His research focuses on testimonial narratives, magical realism, and poetic identity formation in Hispanic contexts. Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Los Angeles (2017) MA in Comparative Literature, National Autonomous University of Mexico (2009) BA in Literature, Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) (2004) His publications examine: Magical thinking in Octavio Paz's philosophy Kidnapping narratives as parodic testimonial forms in Colombia Deformation processes in José Lezama Lima's Cuban literary model Colombian poetic responses to Rubén Darío's modernismo legacy He currently serves as Director of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Dinorah Cortés-Vélez is a Professor of Spanish at Marquette University , specializing in Colonial Latin American literatures and cultures, with a secondary focus on Puerto Rican literature and culture. She is recognized for her interdisciplinary work bridging gender studies, queer theory, and pedagogical innovation. Research Focus : Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz studies, Caribbean postcolonial theory, affective pedagogy, and Latin American Baroque aesthetics. Creative Work : Award-winning author of Suma de los adioses: cementerio poético (2021) and Fugas de duermevela: prosas heridas (2018). Publications span critical analyses of Sor Juana’s philosophical contributions, contemporary Puerto Rican cultural discourses, and pedagogical frameworks integrating anti-racism and Ignatian values. Her forthcoming monograph explores Sor Juana’s gender philosophy. Scientific Awards : National Poetry Prize (2021, PEN Club International of Puerto Rico) Honorable Mention (2018, PEN Club International of Puerto Rico) Pedagogical Leadership : Creator of the biennial Calibans and Caribbeanisms conference since 2018. Developed anti-racist pedagogical tools like the Teaching-from-the Heart Toolkit (2024) and Ignatian, Anti-Racist Instructional Template (2024), emphasizing radical vulnerability and critical dialogue in Jesuit education.
Anna M. Nogar is Professor of Hispanic Southwest Studies at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico. She serves as Associate Dean for Humanities and Interdisciplinary Units in the College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in Nuevomexicano cultural memory, colonial Mexican literature, and oral history methodologies. Her research bridges academic and community engagement through the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute and Latin American and Iberian Institute . Education: PhD, University of Texas at Austin (2008) MA, University of Texas at Austin (2004) BS, University of New Mexico (2000) Nogar's scholarly output focuses on three key areas: (1) literary recovery of marginalized voices in the Hispanic Southwest, exemplified by her prizewinning edition of Felipe M. Chacón's bilingual poetry collection; (2) transatlantic studies of colonial Mexican religious writing, highlighted by her award-winning monograph on Sor María de Ágreda; and (3) archival and pedagogical innovation in Mexican and Borderlands literatures. Her Google Scholar profile reveals a sustained engagement with interdisciplinary methodologies across 18 publications since 2004. Key Research Trends: Her work examines mystical female figures like Sor María de Ágreda, early Mexican American literary production, and collective memory formation in the American Southwest. She systematically employs archival research, oral history, and postcolonial theory to reframe historical narratives. Scientific Awards: 2020 International Latino Book Award (History & Religious categories) 2022 International Latino Book Award Bronze Medal for Translation 2017 Southwest Book Award & 2018 New Mexico-Arizona Juvenile Book Award ALA Outstanding Academic Title (2017) for A History of Mexican Literature Contact: anogar@unm.edu | Office: Ortega Hall 415 | Phone: 505-277-5907
Gregary J. Liu Racz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Language and Literature at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His academic background includes a B.A. from Rutgers University and both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University. Racz specializes in literary translation, particularly of poetic works across Spanish and English, with a focus on preserving meter, rhyme, and cultural nuances. His research emphasizes analogical translation methodologies challenging dominant practices, as seen in his upcoming monograph Approaches to Translating Poetry . He actively contributes to the field through professional roles: Vice President of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) and Book Review Editor for Translation Review . Concurrently, he teaches Spanish translation at Rutgers University’s Summer Certification Program. Racz’s awards include the Crossing Boundaries Award for translation and the Sidney Sulkin Award for Prose. His publications span edited volumes on Borges and Salom, translated works like Calderón’s Life Is a Dream , and scholarly articles analyzing translation strategies in Neruda, Whitman, and Galdós. His work bridges literary theory, comparative literature, and practical translation challenges.
