Contact Information
School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics
707 S Mathew Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
Office Hours
Office Hours: Spring 2024 (By appointment)
Research Interests
Early Modern Spanish Theater & Literature
Latin American & Latinx Literature
Film
Queer Literature
Performance Studies
Education
Ph.D. Spanish Literature and Culture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (In progress)
M.A. Spanish Literature & Linguistics, Ohio University, Athens Campus
M.A. Creative Writing in Spanish, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón de Puerto Rico
B. A. Theater-Drama, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Grants
Andrew Mellon Foundation-HRI- Interseminars Graduate Fellowship 2022-2023
SPI Summer Pre-doctoral Fellowship 2021
Courses Taught
SPAN 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers (Spring 2024)
SPAN 228 Composition (Spring 2022, Fall 2023)
SPAN 130 Intermediate Spanish (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Member of Inner Voices Ensemble Devising Social Theater Group at UIUC
Gender & Woman Studies
Recent Publications
Martínez, Ramón E. (Ray) et. "Excerpt from the novel Emptiness (Chapters 1 & 2)" Imagine Otherwise: Speculation in the Americas, HRI Interseminars Project/Interseminar Fellowship, 2023, 99196-212. (Book Collab)
“La Madelón como ejemplificación del fracaso de la Transición Española en Una mala noche la tiene cualquiera de Eduardo Mendicutti”
Revista Phrónesis Vol. 1, No.1, Oct.-Dic. 2020, pp. 34-41 https://issuu.com/revistaphronesis/docs/revista_phronesis_volumen_1_oct…
Crossfire: Epic Anthology/ Fuego cruzado: Antología Épica Edited by Dr. Amado Lascar. Ohio University. Translation English to Spanish of various poems (Poems translated: “El poeta” by Samuel Gregoire (Haití, 1983) “A propósito de los 4 Sonetos del Apocalipsis” “Infinito Periódico” “Poética” “Canto de Guerrero” “Kiñe Troy” “Río de Cisnes” by Paulo Huirimilla (Chile, 1973) Published 2020
“Con la mar de testigo” Letras Salvajes, Temático: Lo Queer No. 12 (Sept.- oct. 2013) 77-81 (Pen Name: Ramón Martí-Díaz)
https://www.calameo.com/read/000235034ddf49ffeecf5