Ernesto Daniel Martínez

My name is Ernesto Daniel Martínez and I am a first-generation Xicanx graduate student. I received my undergraduate degree in 2012 from San Francisco State University, double-majoring in Spanish and Latina/o Studies. There I fostered an academic and practical focus which melded my in-class education with community activism, organizing with student groups like el Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (MEChA). After graduating, I spent two years as a Teaching Assistant in both the Spanish and Latina/o Studies departments at SFSU, and worked for a youth of color literacy program across Bay Area schools. My research interests involve the Mexican Drug War and its intersections with cultural production, ecological destruction, and social movements. My goals are to become a Tenured Professor at an institution where I can publish relevant work and foster creative teaching across disciplines.