Professor of Spanish and Faculty Affairs Officer
- PhD, Duke University, Romance Studies
- MA, Duke University, Romance Studies
- BA, Washington University in St. Louis, Spanish and Italian
Martin Repinecz, PhD, joined the faculty at USD in 2013. He teaches courses on Spanish literature and film, as well as all levels of Spanish language. Dr. Repinecz currently serves as a Faculty Affairs Officer.
Scholarly Work
His research focuses on questions of race and colonial memory in Francoist and contemporary Spain and the global Hispanophone world. His book, Volatile Whiteness (University of Toronto Press, 2025), argues that during the 1960s-80s, popular film genres such as comedy, action, musical and religious cinema exploited various racial iconographies in order to erode the racialized image of Spain as an "Africa of Europe" and establish the nation's belonging in global whiteness.
Other research has been published or is forthcoming in journals such as Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, Hispanic Studies Review, Transmodernity, Bulletin of the Comediantes, International Journal of Iberian Studies, and The Postcolonialist. Along with Jeffrey Coleman (Northwestern U.), he is the co-founder of TRECE (Taller de Raza, Etnicidad y Ciudadanía en España), a research group that theorizes and conceptualizes race in contemporary Spain.
Areas of Interest
Dr. Repinecz’ teaching interests include modern and contemporary Spanish literature; Spanish cinema; migration and race in contemporary Spain; Transatlantic studies; and postcolonial studies. He also teaches all levels of Spanish language.