Ernesto Martinez
Assistant Professor
| Office | 322 Hendricks Hall |
| Telephone | (541) 346-5523 |
| ejm@uoregon.edu |
Interests
- Comparative Ethnic Studies
- Lesbian and Gay/Queer Studies
- U.S. Latina and Latino literature and culture
- Literary Theory
Affiliations
Research
Dr. Martínez is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Queers of Color and the Ethics of Social Literacy. This study examines the contributions of queer writers of color to some of the most important debates in contemporary theory regarding the nature of knowledge acquisition and knowledge production in contexts of intense ideological violence and interpersonal conflict. Additionally, Dr. Martínez coordinates two research groups. He is the coordinator for the CSWS Research Interest Group “The Projects of Queer Studies: Race, Pedagogy, and Social Theory” at the University of Oregon (click here for more information). He also serves as a member of the national coordinating team for the Future of Minority Studies (FMS) Research Project, a national consortium of scholars and academic institutions with a primary interest in minority identity, education, and social transformation (click here for more information).
Publications
- Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader, co-edited with Michael Hames-García (in-progress).
- “Dying to Know: Suicidal Knowledge, Identity, and Responsibility in Baldwin’s Another Country” (under review).
- “Shifting the Site of Queer Enunciation: Manuel Muñoz and the Politics of Form,” (forthcoming in Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader).
Biography
Professor Martinez received his BA from Stanford University in 1998. He received an MA from Cornell University in 2003 and a PhD in 2005. He joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in 2006.