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Francisco Sanchez is a Professor of Spanish & Comparative Literature and Assistant Chair in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of South Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Licenciatura from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1982) and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (1990). His research focuses on the interplay between literary works and political-economic discourses in Early Modern Spain, with special attention to Cervantes, picaresque narratives, and globalization in 21st-century Spain. He teaches undergraduate courses on Spanish literature and culture, including an Honors seminar on Don Quixote, and graduate courses on Medieval and Early Modern Spain.
His scholarship includes books like An Early Bourgeois Literature in Golden Age Spain (2003) and Culture and the State in Spain: 1550-1850 (1999). Recent publications analyze economic symbolism in Early Modern texts and modern Spanish literature’s engagement with globalization. Sanchez’s work bridges historical analysis with contemporary cultural trends, emphasizing how literary forms reflect socio-economic dynamics.
He has advised numerous graduate students and contributes to academic discourse through interdisciplinary collaborations. His lab/teams are not explicitly mentioned, but his research engages with comparative literature and cultural studies networks.
