Research

I am determined to show that scholars and students with various cultural backgrounds can approach foundational literary works of the English canon, such as Shakespeare’s plays.

3MT

I am driven to communicating the relevance of literature, language, and culture, in academia and to wider audiences across disciplines.

I earned the First Prize Award in the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools regional final.

@brandeisuniversity

Emiliano Gutierrez Popoca’s (English, PhD) 3 Minute Thesis presentation! He won the New England competition & will be competing in the national competition this summer. #brandeis #brandeisuniversity #3mt #3minutethesis #phd #english #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #brandeisgsas

♬ original sound – Brandeis University
A version of this talk was published on Brandeis’ social media
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Selected Publications

Gutiérrez-Popoca, Emiliano. “Teaching Shakespeare and Early Modern Colonialism through Data Visualization Tools.” Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching. Vol. 33, Issue 2, pp. 73-83. Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wichita State University, 2026. https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/smart/currentissueSMART.php

Gutiérrez-Popoca, Emiliano. “Apprentice Spirits and Noble Slaves: Servile Agency and the Limits of Service and Slavery in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.” Renaissance Drama 52, no. 1 (March 2024): 51–79. https://doi.org/10.1086/730210.

Gutiérrez-Popoca, Emiliano. “The Independent Parasite: Mosca’s Theatrical Service in Volpone.” Ben Jonson Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, May 2022, pp. 46–64. Edinburgh University Press Journals, https://doi.org/10.3366/bjj.2022.0327.