Antonio Isea
Antonio Isea
Professor
Office:
(269) 387-3041
Location:
512A Sprau Tower, Mail Stop 5338
Mailing address:
Department of Spanish
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Colorado
Research Interests:
- Latin American novel & cinema
- Gender and masculinities
- Sport cinema
Bio:
Dr. Antonio Isea is a Professor at Western Michigan University, where he specializes in the Latin American novel and Latin American cinema. His book Figuraciones del hinterland (2008) examines the cultural, social, and economic landscape of Maracaibo, the center of Venezuela’s oil industry. The study explores notions of modernity and cultural liminality in Venezuela, the country with the world’s largest proven oil reserves.
His current research focuses on representations of affect, “poverty porn,” sport, and masculinities in Latin American cinema.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Latin American novel · Latin American cinema · Affect · Sport cinema · Gender and masculinities · Venezuelan and Caribbean cultural studies
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- “Boxing cinema, humanidad fungible y sobrevidas de la esclavitud en la República Dominicana: una aproximación a Sambá.” Afro-Hispanic Review, vol. 42, no. 2, 2025, pp. 41–52.
- “Sobre un des-familiarizado juego cubano: sport cinema e infelicidad queer en La partida.” Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies / Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring 2022, pp. 157–76.
- “Marcaje al hombre: fútbol y cine en la Venezuela del siglo XXI.” Fútbol y sociedad en América Latina, Iberoamericana Vervuert, 2021, pp. 469–82.
- “La imagen afectada o la piel del cine venezolano del siglo XXI.” Afro-Hispanic Review, vol. 37, no. 2, Fall 2019, pp. 95–109.
- “The Unveiling of Pelo malo: The Naked Truth of Co-Producing Poverty Porn.” New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film, vol. 16, no. 2, 2018, pp. 143–56.