Professor of Spanish
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Dinorah Cort茅s-V茅lez is Professor of Spanish at 不良研究所. She specializes in Colonial Latin American literatures and cultures. Her secondary field of research is Puerto Rican literature and culture. She has published several articles on Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz regarding gender, epistemology, philosophy, and theology. She has also published articles on topics such as poetics, gender, sexuality, and race in contemporary Puerto Rican literature. Her work is included in a critical anthology on Sor Juana鈥檚 literary reception during the 20th century, La recepci贸n literaria de Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz: un siglo de apreciaciones cr铆ticas (1910-2010). She is also a creative writer. She was awarded the National Poetry Prize from PEN Club International of Puerto Rico for her book Suma de los adioses: cementerio po茅tico (San Sebasti谩n, Puerto Rico, Espejitos de Papel Editores, 2021). Her short story book Fugas de duermevela: Prosas heridas (San Juan, Puerto Rico, Isla Negra Editores, 2018) was awarded an honorable mention in the literary contest of the PEN Club International of Puerto Rico. Dr. Cort茅s-V茅lez is the creator and organizer of the biennial Caribbean studies conference Calibans and Caribbeanisms, hosted by 不良研究所 since 2018. She has a manuscript for a book, 鈥淟a filosof铆a de g茅nero de Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz鈥� (鈥淭he Philosophy of Gender of Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz鈥�), under review.
Education
- Ph.D., MA, Spanish. University of Wisconsin, Madison
- M.S. Clinical Psychologoy. Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, Old San Juan, S.J., Puerto Rico
- B.A., Hispanic Studies. University of Puerto Rico, R铆o Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Courses Taught
Developed and Taught:
SPAN 3310: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (as Platform for an Anti-Racist Pedagogy)
SPAN 3310: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (as Platform for an Ignatian, Anti-Racist Pedagogy)
SPAN 3800: Religion and Literature in Latin America and the Caribbean
SPAN 4310-5310: Film and Society in Spanish: Introduction to Film Analysis
SPAN 4320: Latin American and Latinx Contemporary Issues through Film and Cultural Theory
SPAN 4320: Latin American and Latinx Contemporary Issues: Film, Visual Cultures, and the Power of the Image
SPAN 4450/5450: Literary Voices of Afro-Puerto Rican Literature
SPAN 4520: Hispanic Studies: Latin American/ Latinx Literatures and the Visual Arts
SPAN 4700: Creative Writing in Spanish
SPAN 4700: Creative Writing in Spanish: An Anti-Racist Writing Workshop
SPAN 4931/5931: Female Coming-of-Age Narratives in Latin American, U.S. Latino, and Caribbean Literatures
SPAN 4996: Senior Experience: Religion, Humanism, and Social Justice in Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz
Taught:
SPAN 3001: Advanced Communication in Spanish
SPAN 3005: Advanced Communication in Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 3310: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
SPAN 3320: Contemporary Themes of Latin America
SPAN 3500: Texts, Images and Critical Thinking in Spanish
SPAN 3505: Texts, Images and Critical Thinking in Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers
SPAN 3515: Masterpieces of Early Spanish Literature
SPAN 4600/5600: Survey of Colonial Latin American Literature: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Baroque of the Indies
SPAN 4670/ 5670: Latin American Short Story
Specialization
- Colonial Latin American Literature and Culture
- Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz
- Gender and Queer Studies
- Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- Puerto Rican Literature and Culture
- The Role of Affect in Language Pedagogy
Publications
Selected Publications (after tenure):
I. Colonial Literature
- 鈥溾�楤etween the Tree of Memory and the Bark of History鈥�: Revisiting El Inca Garcilaso鈥檚 Sites of Memory.鈥� Approaches to Teaching the Works of Inca Garcilaso. Editors: Christian Fern谩ndez, Jos茅 Antonio Mazzotti. Modern Language Association of America. March 2022. 247-256.
- 鈥淒茅cada de 1980: Hallazgos, trampas y una pl茅tora de publicaciones鈥�. La recepci贸n literaria de Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz: un siglo de apreciaciones cr铆ticas (1910-2010). Biblioteca Batioja: Instituto de Ideas Auriseculares (IDEA), 2021. 371-387.
- 鈥淔aith and Dissidence in Sor Juana In茅s de la Cruz.鈥� Volume Three: 1451 to 1770, Religious Belief and Dissent. A Companion to World Literature鈥� General Editor: Dr. Ken Segneurie. Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Literature. Wiley Publishers, 2019. 1-12.
- 鈥�Primero sue帽o y Segundo sue帽o, un di谩logo po茅tico trasatl谩ntico鈥� [鈥�First Dream and Second Dream, a Transatlantic Poetic Dialogue鈥漖. Cal铆ope: Journal of the Society for Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic Poetry. From Muses to Poets: New Approaches to Women and Poetry in Early Modern Iberia and Colonial Latin America. Volume 22, Number 2 (Fall 2017): 217-234.
- 鈥淪or Juana ante la paradoja de un sue帽o鈥� [鈥淪or Juana Before the Paradox of a Dream鈥漖. A Journal Devoted to the Teaching of Spanish and Portuguese. Vol. 98. N煤mero 1 (Mar 2015): 139-151
II. Puerto Rican Literature
- 鈥淟补苍驳耻别,&苍产蝉辫;肠辞濒辞苍颈补濒颈迟茅&苍产蝉辫;et litt茅rature portoricaine鈥�. Porto Rico: Une 卯le bien singuli猫re鈥ntre am茅ricanisation et hispanit茅. Les Presses Universitaires des Antilles (PUA). Collection: 茅crivains de la Cara茂be. Pointe 脿 Pitre (Guadeloupe). Ed. and Trans. Fran莽oise L茅ziart. April 2022. 29-37.
- 鈥溾�橴n neutrino azorado en su carrera鈥欌��: El canto c贸smico homoer贸tico de V铆ctor Fragoso鈥�. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique帽a. Tercera Serie. N煤m. 14 (diciembre 2020): 52-63.
- 鈥淗echo de sangre: el g贸tico caribe帽o de Ana Mar铆a Fuster Lav铆n鈥漑鈥淏loody Acts: The Caribbean Gothic of Ana Mar铆a Fuster Lav铆n鈥漖. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique帽a. Tercera Serie. N煤m. 11 (agosto 2019): 91-99.
- 鈥淢itopoeia y posmodernidad barroca en Las brujas del teatro feminista鈥� [鈥淢itopoeia and Baroque Postmodernity in Las brujas del teatro feminista鈥漖. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique帽a. Tercera Serie, N煤m. 7 (enero 2018): 36-47.
- 鈥滳lara Gardenia Otero, Palmira Par茅s y el feminismo queer de Manuel Ramos Otero鈥� [鈥淐lara Gardenia Otero, Palmira Par茅s and Manuel Ramos Otero鈥檚 Queer Feminism鈥漖. Special Issue: Revisiting Puerto Rican Queer Sexualities. Centro: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies. XXX. No. 2 (Summer 2018): 68-87.
- 鈥淜itsch neobarroco en la novelabingode Manuel Ramos Otero鈥� [鈥淣eobaroque Kitsch in la novelabingo by Manuel Ramos Otero鈥漖. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique帽a. Tercera Serie, N煤m. 7 (enero 2018): 166-177.
- 鈥淧uertorrique帽idad y negritud en Down These Mean Streets鈥� [鈥淧uerto Ricanness and Negritude in Down These Mean Streets鈥�]. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique帽a.Tercera Serie. N煤mero V (enero 2017): 53-67.
- 鈥淢isticismo y erotismo en la querencia de Anjelamar铆a D谩vila鈥� [鈥淢ysticism and Eroticism in la querencia by Anjelamar铆a D谩vila鈥漖. Cuadrivium: Revista del Departamento de Espa帽ol de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Humacao. N煤mero 11. A帽o 17 (oto帽o 2015-primavera 2016): 72-77.
III. Latin American Literature
- 鈥淥rfismo, rosas y locura en un cuento de Clarice Lispector鈥� [鈥淥rphism, Roses, and Madness in a Short Story by Clarice Lispector鈥漖. Revista de Estudios de G茅nero y Sexualidades (REGS). A Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies (JGSS). Vol. 47. No. 2 (2021): 41-60.
IV. The Role of Affect in Language Pedagogy
- 鈥淎 Hope-Filled Future for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Youth in U.S. Jesuit Universities.鈥� Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education. Jan 12, 2023: .
- 鈥淭eaching Race While Being a Racialized Subject: Radical Vulnerability and DifficultConversations, A Pedagogy for Critical Times.鈥� On the Vocation of the Educator at This Moment. Eds. Jennifer S. Maney & Melissa M. Shew. Milwaukee: 不良研究所 UP, 2021. 36-43.*
*An abbreviated version of this chapter was published by invitation on Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education: 鈥淭ransformational Teaching is Based on Humility.鈥� September 7, 2022: .
V. Creative Writing Books Published
- Book of Essays: M谩s all谩 el mar. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial EDP University, 2023.
- Poetry Book: Suma de los adioses: cementerio po茅tico. San Sebasti谩n, Puerto Rico: Editorial Espejitos de Papel, 2021. PEN Internacional de Puerto Rico Club National Poetry Award.
- Short story book: Fugas de duermevela: prosas heridas. [Flights of Twilight Sleep: Wounded Texts]. Editorial Isla Negra, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2018. PEN Internacional de Puerto Rico Club Honorable Mention.
- Poetry chapbook: Poemas de la soledad en Wisconsin. Colecci贸n La c贸lera de las erinias, 8. San Sebasti谩n, Puerto Rico: Ind贸mita Editores, 2015.
- Multi-genre miscellany: Cuarentena y otras pejigueras menstruales. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Isla Negra Editores, 2013.
- Novel: El arca de la memoria: una biomitograf铆a. 1st and 2nd edition. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Isla Negra Editores. 2011, 2012.
Dr. Dinorah Cort茅s-V茅lez不良研究所
