Department of Foreign Languages

Dr. José Manuel Hidalgo received his B.A. from the University of Seville in 1998, specializing in Classical Languages (Latin and Greek), with a minor in Hispanic Literature. He graduated in 2003 from Ohio University with a M.A. in Hispanic Literature.

In July 2006, Dr. Hidalgo defended his dissertation under the guidance of the renowned scholar Dr. Michael Gerli (at the University of Virginia). His dissertation entitled "Alegoría, apocalipsis y caballos en el Libro de Buen Amor. La arqueología del deseo" examines new approaches to interpret the fascinating and controversial Libro del Arcipreste.

Dr. Hidalgo gained a great deal of experience in the classroom as a teaching assistant at the University of Virginia, where he received his PhD in 2006. He has taught a range of different levels of Spanish language courses, from beginning through advanced grammar. Dr. Hidalgo also served as preceptor, or director/coordinator, of Advanced and Intermediate Spanish. His enthusiasm for teaching has been publicly recognized by the conferral of the University of Virginia’s Seven Society Award for Superb Teaching in 2005, and the conferral of the title of Honored Professor-Student Mentor by the University’s Class of 2007.

His fields of concentration are Medieval and Golden Age literatures and Linguistics. His literary interests are widespread, and he likes to spend his time reading and researching.

Dr. Hidalgo has published articles in the Utah Foreign Language Review, "Horacio Oliveira: Una identidad rayuelística" 13 (June 2004): 86-93, and in the Selected Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference, "El signo onanístico y pictórico de Goya." New Kensington, PA: Grelin Press, 2004. 77-83.

Dr. Hidalgo is a co-advisor for the Spanish Club.