Dr. Nelson López
Dr. López, associate professor and chair of the Department of Global Languages and Cultures, earned his BA in Humanities-Drama from the University of Puerto Rico and holds two terminal degrees: an M.F.A. degree in Theatre-Directing from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Ph.D. in Spanish Golden Age Literature from the University of Florida. He is also the Bellarmine campus representative for the Imagining America Consortium, a consortium of colleges and universities that supports public scholarship and practice. Its mission is to strengthen the public role and democratic purposes of the humanities, arts, and design.
Dr. López’s research interests center on Spanish Golden Age and 19th Century Literature, as well as Hispanic and Latino Theatre, where he focuses on Performance Studies in Theatre and Film. He has given lectures and published several articles in his field, as well as a book entitled El valiente negro en Flandes: edición para actores y directores (Reichenberger Press, 2007).
He also enjoys Puerto Rican popular culture and reading detective and adventure fiction and thrillers. He has not abandoned theatre, serving an acting coach and/or directing plays for Bellarmine University’s Theatre Program.
Dr. López has traveled to Colombia, Cuba, France, Italy and Puerto Rico, and makes yearly “pilgrimages” to Spain, which holds a particular interest as being home to his weaknesses: Ribera del Duero wines, bookstores, tapas, and shopping.