Jeffrey K. Coleman

Jeffrey K. Coleman is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University specializing in Contemporary Iberian Spanish and Catalan theatre & popular culture. His research interrogates intersections of race, immigration, and cultural identity in Spain through theatrical and literary frameworks.

• Co-founder of TRECE (Taller de Raza, Etnicidad y Ciudadanía en España), a research group analyzing race in contemporary Spain
• Trustee of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
• Certified Spanish wine expert
• Host of Tinterías, a weekly Spanish podcast on fountain pens and stationery

His first book, The Necropolitical Theater: Race and Immigration on the Contemporary Spanish Stage (2020), examines racial and migratory tensions in Spanish theatre (1991-2016). Current book projects include España Negra, analyzing Blackness in Spanish media/literature, and Liquid Identities, exploring wine as a cultural archive for Spanish history.

Professor Coleman's work bridges theatre studies, postcolonial theory, and sensorial cultural analysis, emphasizing marginalized identities and contested narratives in Spanish cultural production. His interdisciplinary approach integrates popular culture, literary critique, and material culture studies.

Additional affiliations include roles in cultural institutions and media creation, reflecting his commitment to public scholarship and international collaboration.