Jesús Galindo Benítez

PhD Student
New Cabell Hall 436
Office Hours:
Wed 1:30-2:30pm

 

Education

Ph.D. Spanish Literature, University of Virginia       expected          (2024)

M.A. in Hispanic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas            (2019)

  • Graduate Research Certification (2018)

B.A. in Spanish, University of Nevada, Las Vegas                            (2015)

  • Minor in Italian Studies (2015)

A.A. in International Languages, College of Southern Nevada         (2012)

Research Interests

  • Latin American Literature of the 20th and 21st century
  • Literature of the Spanish Golden Age
  • Iberian Literature of the 19th and 20th century
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Queer Studies
  • Minorities and underrepresented voices  
  • Mexican Culture
  • Latin American and Spanish Cinema
  • Marginalization
  • Globalization
  • Diaspora 

Teaching

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Elementary Spanish I (SPAN 113) fall 2016, fall 2017, spring 2018, fall 2018
  • Elementary Spanish II 2017 (SPAN 114) fall 2017, spring 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I 2018 (SPAN 213) Fall 2018

Presentations

“El homosexual y el revolucionario en El beso de la mujer araña”.Gender and Genre: Diversity in Latin American and Iberian Languages and Cultures. University of Colorado Boulder. March 16-17, 2018.

"Travestismo, machismo y la doble moral en El lugar sin límites". 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities: "World Cinema" California State University, Sacramento. Saturday October 27th, 2018.

Publications

“Recursos de Pascual Duarte: escritura, destino y presagio”. El Cid Magazine                    2019

Grants & Awards

Millennium Scholarship recipient                                                                                      Fall 2004

Memberships 

  • Cervantes Society of America                                                                                       2018-present
  • The National Society of Leadership and Success                                                                   2015
  • International Dean’s List Society                                                                                           2015
  • French Club of College of Southern Nevada                                                                         2013
  • Organization of Vistas of Hispanic Studies (organizing committee member)                       2018