Luis M. Gonzalez
Brigida Pacchiani Ardenghi Professor of Hispanic Studies
Joined Connecticut College: 2004
Education
B.A., Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
Ph.D., 20th Century Spanish Drama, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (2002)
Ph.D., Contemporary Spanish Film, Georgetown University (2004)
Ph.D., 20th Century Spanish Drama, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (2002)
Ph.D., Contemporary Spanish Film, Georgetown University (2004)
Spanish film studies
Spanish cultural studies
Culture and ideology
A native of Spain, Professor Luis M. González teaches Spanish film and literature. His research examines the relationship between culture and ideology in contemporary Spain, with a particular focus on theater and cinema.
He is the author of La escena madrileña durante la II República (1931–1939) (1996) and El teatro español durante la II República y la crítica de su tiempo (1931–1936) (2007), both studies of Spanish theater during the Second Republic. His book Fascismo, kitsch y cine histórico en España (1939–1953) (2009) analyzes historical films produced in the early years of the Franco dictatorship.
In 2017 Professor González prepared a new edition of Valle-Inclán’s Comedias bárbaras for the publisher Castalia, and, together with Chris Colbath, translated the trilogy into English for MHR. His most recent book, Modes of the Tragic in Spanish Cinema, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2023.
He is currently working on a new book exploring representations of desire in Spanish cinema.
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Mailing Address
Luis M. Gonzalez
Connecticut College
Box # HISPANIC STUDIES/Winthrop Hall
270 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
Office
205 Winthrop Hall