New Faculty: Manuel Olmedo Gobante

Manuel Olmedo Gobante

Assistant Professor, Romance Studies

Academic focus: 

Early modern Hispanic cultures with a focus on literature and martial arts; Black studies.

Current research project:

A book about the material culture, ideologies and aesthetics of fencing in the early modern Hispanic world.

Previous positions: 

  • Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Arkansas, 2020-2025

Academic background: 

  • Ph.D., Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies, University of Chicago, 2020
  • M.A., Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies, University of Chicago, 2016
  • Licenciatura (5-year B.A.), Spanish philology, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, 2012

Last book read: 

“El verano de Cervantes” by Antonio Muñoz Molina

In your own time/when not working: 

I love video games, especially — but not exclusively — JRPGs.

Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching: 

Perspectives on Spain, this Fall

What most excites you about Cornell: 

Connecting with students and colleagues across disciplines

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