Ernesto Martinez
Interests
- Comparative Ethnic Studies
- Lesbian and Gay/Queer Studies
- U.S. Latina and Latino literature and culture
- Literary Theory
Current Research
Dr. Martinez 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. Martinez 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-Garcia (in-progress). "Dying to Know: Suicidal Knowledge, Identity, and Responsibility in Baldwin's Another Country" (under review). "Shifting the Site of Queer Enunciation: Manuel Munoz and the Politics of Form" (forthcoming in Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader).
Biography
Professor Martinez received his B.A. from Stanford University in 1998. He received an M.A. from Cornell University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in 2005. He joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in 2006.
