Mario Sanchez Gumiel

Mario Sanchez Gumiel earned a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish) from the University of Michigan and  previously earned two Masters from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His work intersects utopian studies, science fiction and posthumanism with focus on turn-of-the-20^th_century Spain. Sanchez Gumiel’s current monograph, The Forms of Things Un-Known is currently under contract, and his previous volume De jorobados, fantasmas, asesinos y otros monstruos is currently under review. His scholarly production can be found in Penumbra, FILMHISTORIA Online, and Ottawa Hispanic Studies. Sanchez Gumiel is currently working on two projects. In one, he explores Spanish science fiction during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939-75) with special focus on comics. The other examines horror in the cinema of Spain of the 1950s, continuing the topic initiated in De jorobados…, where he analyzed horror in the cinema of Spain of the 1940s. He currently works as postdoctoral fellow/lecturer.

Research and Teaching Interests
Posthumanism & Transhumanism
Science Fiction
Utopian Studies
Anthropocene/Capitalocene and Chthulucene
Silver Age Spain
Kiosk Literature
Children’s Literature
Film, TV & Media Studies
Media Technology and Obsolescence
Digital Humanities
Second Language Acquisition
Romance Languages, Literatures & Cultures in Eastern Europe (Romania), and Asia/Oceania (Philippines, Micronesia)
Spanish for the Professions (Business)
Asian Spanish Studies

Certifications and Diplomas
Cervantes Institute Teaching Accreditation Diploma (DADIC-A), Cervantes Institute
SIELE Trainer, Cervantes Institute, UNAM, USAL & UBA
DELE Examiner Certificate A1-C2, Cervantes Institute: #882066
AVE Global Online Course Tutor, Cervantes Institute: #882066
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL/TEFL) Certificate
Postgraduate Diploma, Spanish as a Second Language, UNED