Francisco Lopez-Martin Associate Professor of Spanish Denison University
Bridging traditional Spanish literary scholarship with cutting-edge digital humanities methodologies to explore new dimensions of Hispanic culture, literature, and history.
Digital Projects
Animated Pelican Visualization
CompletedCreative coding project featuring an animated pelican riding a bicycle across a dynamic landscape. Demonstrates procedural animation, particle systems, and interactive visual storytelling using p5.js.
Interactive Face Tracking & Letter Visualization
CompletedMachine learning-powered face tracking application that generates dynamic letter animations based on mouth movement. Utilizes ML5.js FaceMesh for real-time facial landmark detection and physics-based particle systems.
El Fin de Alsnia
CompletedInteractive fiction story exploring themes of survival, family bonds, and moral choices during wartime. Built with the Ink framework, featuring branching narratives, multimedia elements, and immersive Spanish storytelling.
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor of Spanish
2016 - PresentDenison University
Modern Languages and Literatures
Acting Associate Provost for Diversity
January - July 2022Denison University
Assistant Professor of Spanish
2010 - 2016Denison University
Modern Languages and Literatures
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
2009 - 2010Duke University
Romance Studies
Spanish Instructor
2004 - 2009Duke University
Romance Studies
Education
Ph.D. Literary Theory - Romance Studies
2009Duke University
Doctor (Ph.D.) en Historia de las Mentalidades
2009Universidad de Huelva
Spain
Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies
2008Duke University
M.A. Spanish
2003University of Western Ontario
Ontario, Canada
B.A. Humanities
1996-2000Universidad de Huelva
Spain
Grants, Honors & Awards
Languages 360 Grant
2024$2,000
CODEX Digital Humanities Grant
2023$1,000
Digital Humanities Research Institute (DHRI)
2021$2,300
Language Mellon Grant
2016$7,200
Franklin Humanities Institute Dissertation Working Group
2008-2009Duke University - $2,000
Competitively awarded to only sixteen participants per year
"Julian Price" Research Award
2007-2008$15,800 and $5,000
Research Grant for Advanced Doctoral Students
2007$7,500
Current Research Projects
Digital Humanities Project "Manos Teatrales"
2004 - PresentPrincipal Investigator
"Open Portal" Project
2024 - PresentDirector - $2,000 Grant from World Languages 360
Collaboration with Dr. Matt Kretchmar and computer science students
Administrative Service
Member, Academic Standing Board (ASB)
Sept 2024 - July 2027Denison University
Member, Senior Advisory Board
Sept 2024 - July 2027Denison University
Chair, GLCA BIPOC Faculty Leadership Council
Sept 2023 - July 2024Great Lakes Colleges Association
Chair, Academic Affairs Council (AAC)
Sept 2023 - May 2024Denison University
Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs Council
Sept 2022 - May 2023Denison University
Chair, Academic Standing Board
Sept 2019 - July 2021Denison University
Professional Service
External Reviewer
2011 - PresentUniversity of Toronto Press - Multiple manuscripts
Fullbright Program - Annual reviews (2013-2024)
Academic Journals - Peer review for multiple publications
Conference Organizer
2016"Reimagining the Spanish Comedia in the Transmedia Age"
Sponsored by the Mellon Foundation (Language Mellon Grant)
Granville and Delaware, OH
Publications
"Digital Humanities and Spanish Golden Age Literature: New Methodologies"
Digital Humanities Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
"Theatrical Space and Identity in Colonial Mexican Drama"
Association for Hispanic Classical Theater Annual Convention, El Paso, TX.
"Transatlantic Connections in Early Modern Spanish Theater"
Modern Language Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
"Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Politics of Performance"
International Association of Hispanists Congress, Virtual Conference.
"Colonial Theater and Cultural Identity Formation"
Comediantes Symposium, University of Cincinnati, OH.
"Calderón's Influence on Colonial American Theater"
Golden Age Spanish Drama Symposium, University of Toronto, Canada.
"Baroque Theater and Social Justice Themes"
Association of Spanish and Portuguese Studies Conference, Austin, TX.
"Representing the New World in Spanish Golden Age Drama"
Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
"Temporal Structures in Calderonian Theater"
Medieval and Renaissance Spanish Literature Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
"The Voice of the Voiceless. Towards Equality and Social Justice in Sor Juana's Loas and Autos"
In Social Justice in Spanish Golden Age Theatre, pp. 53-67. Toronto: Toronto University Press.
Book Review: El mayor monstruo del mundo y El mayor monstruo los celos
Bulletin of the Comediantes, Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 105-107. (Review of work edited by María J. Caamaño Rojo)
"Crisis y catarsis en el teatro calderoniano. Del rito de paso a la tragedia española"
Cincinnati Romance Review, Vol. 39, pp. 144-159.
Book Review: The Literary Theory of Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Calíope, December 2015. (Review of work by Juan Manuel Caamaño, Mellen, 2008)
Representaciones del tiempo y construcción de la identidad entre España y América (1580-1700)
Huelva: Universidad de Huelva.
"Definiendo las reglas del juego: Calderón y el espacio virtual"
Anuario Calderoniano: Acal, Vol. V. Madrid, Frankfurt am Main: Iberoamericana; Vervuert, pp. 71-84.
Book Review: Aztecs on Stage: Religious Theater in Colonial Mexico
The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 136-137. (Review of work by Louise M. Burkhart, Barry D. Sell and Stafford Poole)
"Violencia, neoplatonismo y aristotelismo en La Aurora en Copacabana"
Anuario Calderoniano: Acal, Vol. II. Madrid, Frankfurt am Main: Iberoamericana; Vervuert, pp. 231-244.
"Complejidad e hipertextualidad en el teatro barroco: Calderón y sor Juana"
In Oriente y occidente en la cultura hispánica, Colección "Cultura Iberoamericana", pp. 119-127. Valladolid: Universitas Castellae.
Course Materials
Non-Linear Narratives
SPAN 377Advanced seminar exploring non-linear narrative structures in Spanish literature, combining traditional literary analysis with digital humanities methodologies.
Hispanic Transatlantic Culture
SPAN 340Exploration of cultural exchanges between Spain and Latin America, analyzing historical documents and literary works with digital tools.