Javier Jimenez Belmonte

Javier Jimenez Belmonte is a Professor of Spanish at Fordham University. His research and teaching focus on medieval and early modern Spanish literature, Renaissance and Baroque poetics, Spanish Orientalism, and Cervantes. He holds a B.A. from Universidad de Sevilla, an M.A. from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature from Columbia University.

• Research Interests: Medieval and Early Modern Spanish Literature, Renaissance/Baroque Poetics, Spanish Orientalism, Cervantes, Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies.
• Education: B.A. (Spain), M.A. (USA), Ph.D. (Columbia University).

His publications analyze intersections of literature, politics, and cultural identity in Spain and its colonial contexts. Recent work explores Cleopatra's reception in Castile and Baroque-era representations of marginalized groups.

He serves as a reviewer for Renaissance Quarterly and has co-edited volumes on women's poetry in Early Modern Iberia and Colonial Latin America. Teaching includes courses on Spain and Islam, Gypsy representation, Cervantes, and the Spanish Diaspora.