Biography and education
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.
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. (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.
- Porras, J. Y. (2023). “Diego Sanchez de Badajoz’s Musical Farsas: The Significance of El juego de las canas.” Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Languages, 77(2), 125–141.
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
Spanish MA Admissions Committee
- Member
Spanish MA Handbook and Exams Committee
- Member
WLL AI Committee
- Member
Spanish 3308/3307 Textbook Selection Committee