Dr José Díaz Rodríguez

Adjunct Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

José Díaz Rodríguez

Biography

José has been an active language instructor since 2004, training in teaching Spanish as a foreign language at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid. He has taught Spanish language at the University of New England (Australia), Massey University (New Zealand), Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), University of Leeds (UK), Yuexiu University (China), and the UK branches of the Spanish official cultural centre, Instituto Cervantes. He has also lectured in Spanish & Philippine cultural studies.

Apart from his academic career, he has worked in arts management for several organisations, including the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, and the performing arts company Fighting Fit Productions. His work experience in Asia prompted him to research the promotion of culture in transnational contexts, in particular the cultural relationships between Spain and the Philippines.

Qualifications

  • PhD Spanish & Philippine Studies, University of Leeds (UK)
  • MA by Research (Spanish), University of Leeds (UK)
  • Diploma in Arts, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
  • Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)

Teaching Areas

Spanish Language & Cultural Studies
Philippine Cultural Studies

Research Interests

  • Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Memory, Cultural Policy, Iberian Studies, Philippine Studies, Representation of Others, Philippine-Spanish Cultural Relationships, Cultural Politics.
  • Language learning, Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.

Publications

Díaz Rodríguez, J. M. (2021). Promoting Spanish Language in the Philippines: Politics, Representations, and Discourses. Forma y Función, 34 (2). https://doi.org/10.15446/fyf.v34n2.88549

Diaz Rodriguez, JM (2019). The Location of the Philippines within Spanish Official Frameworks. In J. Colmeiro, & A. Martínez-Expósito (Eds.) Repensar los estudios ibéricos desde la periferia. (pp. 51 - 64). Venezia: Edizioni Ca' Foscari

Diaz Rodriguez, JM (2018) The Appeal of the Philippines: Spain, Cultural Representation and Politics. Singapore-UK, Routledge. (Monograph) Contemporary Southeast Asia Series.

Díaz Rodríguez, JM (2018). Domesticating legacies: Spanish official discourses and the Philippines. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research. 23(3), 235-247

Bortolotto, MC., Díaz-Rodríguez, J., & Alvarado, L. (2018). Living legacies: Memories, identities, and belonging. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research. 23(3), 187-193

Diaz Rodriguez, JM. (2016). Maria Clara for the 21st century: Filipino responses to “neo-colonial” encounters. Kritika Kultura. (27), 21-44

Diaz Rodriguez, JM. (2015). The perils of global cultural promotion: (Re-)Presenting “European culture” in Asia through Spanish cultural promotion in the Philippines. Athens Journal of Humanities and Arts. 2(3), 163-176 Retrieved from http://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2015-2-3-3-Rodriguez.pdf

Diaz Rodriguez, JM. (2014). "Living the Postcolonial; Thinking it Neo-colonial; Calling it Cultural Cooperation between Spain and the Philippines." Postcolonial Text (Forthcoming)

Diaz Rodriguez, JM. (2012). "An Imperial Affair to Remember: Spanish Memorialisation of the Philippines in the New Millennium." Ex Plus Ultra.