Biography and expertise
Dr. J. Yuri Porras received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Early Modern Peninsular Literatures and cultures with a minor in Theater, and he is currently Professor of Spanish at Texas State University.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Spanish and Portuguese
The Ohio State Univ Main Campus, 2005
Master's Degree
MA in Spanish and Portuguese
The Ohio State Univ Main Campus, 1999
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Spanish and Music
Sonoma State University, 1996
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Porras, J. Y. (2024). “Contextualizing Extant Music for Song-Texts in Selected Plays by Lope de Vega.” Comedia Performance: Journal of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, 21, 166–183.
- Porras, J. Y., & Fernandez, E. (2020). Living The Comedia: Essays Celebrating Amy Williamsen. New Orleans, US: U Press of South.
- Porras, J. Y. (n.d.). “The Musical Component in Selected Special Issue: Siglo de Oro Festival Performances at El Paso’s National Memorial Chamizal Theater.” Comedia Performance: Journal of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater.
- Porras, J. Y. (2023). “The Comedia Between Worlds: Music and Performance in the INAEM/CNTC Production of Luís Vélez de Guevara’s La serrana de la Vera.” In The Comedia Between Worlds: Critical Intersections in Early Modern Theatre (pp. 385–405). Santander, Spain: Sociedad Menendez Pelayo.
- Porras, J. Y. (2023). “Musicalidad, identidad y reescritura en El conde Pero Velez de Luis Velez de Guevara.” Hecho Teatral: Revista de Teoria y Practica Del Teatro Hispanico, 22, 5–27.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University College of Liberal Arts Community Award, College of Liberal Arts. 2017
Featured service activities
- Chair
Spanish Translation / Professional Search Committee
- Coordinator / Organizer
AHCT Symposium 2023
- Member
Graduate Spanish Admissions Committee
- Other
The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater
- Reviewer / Referee
The Association for Classical Theater Conference
- Chair
Applied Spanish Search Committee