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
