Francesco Masala
Assistant Professor听
Department of Languages, Literature and Philosophy
407-B AWC
615-963-5541
fmasala@tnstate.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
M.A., University of Kentucky
B.A., Universit脿 di Genova (Italy)
BIO
Born and raised in Genoa, Italy, Dr. Francesco Masala joined 91制片厂 as an Assistant Professor of Spanish in the fall of 2021. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies with emphasis in Sociolinguistics from the University of Kentucky, he worked for different universities in Florida and Kentucky while continuing developing his research. His research interests include, but are not limited to, sociolinguistics, Critical Race Theory, Migration Studies, and Critical Discourse Analysis. Currently, Dr. Masala is working on his autobiography 'No White No More: A Memoir of a Former Italian' which he is planning on completing in the summer of 2022.
Selected Academic and/or Popular Press Publications
1. Masala, Francesco. No White No More. A Memoir of a Former Italian. Volume in Progress.
2. Planting the Seeds of the Future: Harvesting the Story of Immokalee Farmworkers. Directed by Jason Parmer, performance by Francesco Masala, Yaissy Solis, Gerardo Reyes Ch谩vez. 2020.
3. Masala, Francesco (ed.). 鈥淵OU Think Therefore I Am: Constructing and (Re)presenting Identity In and Outside Ecuador.鈥� Crossing Journal of Migration and Culture, vol. 11, no 1, 2020.
4. Masala, Francesco. La representaci贸n de los ecuatorianos en Espa帽a: El discurso como expresi贸n de poder, racismo e ideolog铆as. 2020. PhD dissertation. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
5. Masala, Francesco. 鈥淓l neorrealismo en el cine italiano y espa帽ol.鈥� Polifon铆a, vol. 9, no. 1, 2019, pp. 67-83.
6. Masala, Francesco. 鈥溌縋oder del discurso o discurso de poder? La representaci贸n de los migrantes ecuatorianos en La utop铆a de Madrid.鈥� Nomenclatura. Aproximaciones a los estudios hisp谩nicos, vol. 7, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-20.
7. Masala, Francesco. 鈥淓cuatorianos en Espa帽a en el siglo XXI: Prometeo deportado y la representaci贸n del migrante a trav茅s del An谩lisis Cr铆tico del Discurso.鈥� Polifon铆a, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 57-75.
Selected Conference Presentations
1. 鈥淟atin American Migrants in Spain in the Twenty First Century: Critical Discourse Analysis in Rabia (2009) By Sebasti谩n Cordero,鈥� International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Ca鈥� Foscari University of Venice, Italy, July 1-3, 2020. (virtual conference)
2. 鈥淓l poder del discurso: Representaci贸n de la identidad ecuatoriana en Prometeo Deportado,鈥� Southeast Modern Language Association Conference, Nov. 15-17, 2019.
3. 鈥淟a Guerra 猫 finita! E adesso, che? The Influence of Italian Neorealism in Spanish Cinema,鈥� Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Apr. 11-13, 2019.
4. 鈥淓l poder del discurso y el discurso de poder: espa帽oles y ecuatorianos a comparaci贸n en Nunca pasa nada de Jos茅 Ovejero,鈥� Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Apr. 19-21, 2018.
5. 鈥淢aking the City in Latin America and Spain: A Transnational Study between Ecuador and Spain,鈥� Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Conference, University of Kentucky, Sep. 30, 2016.
6. 鈥淰iajo, luego existo: Las interminables peripecias de los ecuatorianos migrantes en la literatura latinoamericana,鈥� Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Apr. 14-16, 2016.
7. 鈥淓l inmigrante ecuatoriano en Espa帽a: representaciones literarias en el siglo XXI,鈥� South East Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures, Georgia Southern University, Apr. 7-8, 2016.
8. 鈥淚dentity Crisis: Representation of Migrant Ecuadorians in La utop铆a de Madrid,鈥� 22nd Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages, Literatures and Films, Stetson University, Feb. 25-27, 2016.
9. 鈥淟a imagen del inmigrante ecuatoriano en Espa帽a a trav茅s del an谩lisis cr铆tico del discurso literario,鈥� 35th Annual Romance Languages Conference, University of Cincinnati, Apr. 9-11, 2015.
10. 鈥淟a inmigraci贸n ecuatoriana en Espa帽a: un viaje a trav茅s de la pel铆cula Prometeo deportado,鈥� 34th Annual Romance Languages Conference, University of Cincinnati, Mar. 27-29, 2014.
11. 鈥淟a inmigraci贸n y el desarrollo intercultural en el 谩mbito educativo en Estados Unidos e Italia鈥�, 9th Annual Colloquium in Latin American and Peninsular Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 鈥淐onvergences II: Literary, Linguistic, Cultural and Film Studies鈥�, UC, Davis, Oct. 18, 2013.
12. 鈥淟os ecuatorianos en Italia: guetizaci贸n, asimilaci贸n, ventajas y desventajas,鈥� 5th Crossing Over Symposium, Cleveland State University, Oct. 11-13, 2013.
Classes Taught at TSU
SPAN 1010 Beginning Spanish 1
SPAN 1020 Beginning Spanish 2
SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish 1
SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish 2
SPAN 3050 Advanced Spanish
Selected Department and University Committees, Campus Groups
LLP Recruitment and Retention Committee
LLP Technology Committee