Antonio Cortijo Ocaña
استاد · Medieval and Early Modern Spanish Literature
University of California , Santa Barbara (UCSB)معرفی
Antonio Cortijo Ocaña is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1997 and serves as Graduate Faculty Advisor & Diversity Officer to the Graduate Division.
- Education: Ph.D., UC Berkeley (1997)
His research focuses on the ideological structures shaping the Modern Period across the Atlantic and Iberian Peninsula, analyzing nation-building, power dynamics, religion-economy intersections, and Humanism's role in modern nation formation. He specializes in Renaissance drama, medieval and early modern history, and digital humanities projects.
Cortijo Ocaña has authored or co-authored over 170 articles and multiple monographs, including studies of Don Quixote, Lope de Vega, and Ramon Llull. He pioneered electronic editions of medieval Spanish manuscripts through projects like BETA and PhiloBiblon, and founded the online journal eHumanista and its spin-offs.
- Scientific Awards:
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- American Philosophical Society
- Del Amo Foundation
- Calouste-Gulbenkian Foundation
- Diputación de Sevilla Award (2000)
- Instituto Angelicum Award (2017)
- Francesco Saverio Nitti Award (2018)
- Corresponding Member, Royal Academy of Good Letters (Barcelona)
He has contributed to cataloguing Spanish archives and exploring the interplay between religious and economic ideologies, particularly in works like Religión y economía and Los Chuetas y la Inquisición de Mallorca. His digital scholarship bridges medieval studies with modern technological frameworks.
