Degrees

PhD, Critical Studies in Film and Television, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, Critical Studies in Film and Television, University of California, Los Angeles
BA, English Literature, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Areas of Research and Teaching

Road Movies (particularly in the U.S. and Latin America)
Caribbean Cinema
Post-1980 U.S. Television
Contemporary Puerto Rican Dance and Performance Art
Latin American/Latino Popular Cultures
Queer Cinema and Television
Post-1967 U.S. Cinema (Road Movies, Horror Films)
Contemporary Film Theory
Global Auteurs
Television Theory and Criticism

Other Relevant Activities

Faculty Advisory Committee, UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Faculty member of the LGBT Studies Advisory Council
Moderator (with Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece) of the Milwaukee Chapter of The Cinema Club
Columnist for 80 grados, a Puerto Rican Online Cultural Journal of Ideas, Articles and Interviews

Recent Publications

Blasini, Gilberto M. “The Queer Mexican Cinema of Julián Hernández.” Global Cinema Networks. Rutgers University Press, (2018): 214 - 227.

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Recorriendo las Américas: Cars, Roads, and Latin American Cinema.” The Latin American Road Movie. Ed. Garabotto, Verónica, and Pérez, Jorge. Palgrave MacMillan, (2016): 97 - 120.

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Cine de una noche de verano (pos-1975).” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Coss, Manolo, Lugo, Rígel, Cintrón, Joel, Minet, Carla, and Muñiz, Benjamín. (2013).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Una graduación de otro color.” School of Communications, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Angleró, Mariana R., Lugo, Rígel, Cruz, Gabriela, Minet, Carla, and Coss, Luis F. (2013).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Cartografías del terror fílmico latinoamericano.” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Angleró, Mariana R., Lugo, Rígel, Cruz, Gabriela, Minet, Carla, and Coss, Luis F. (2013).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “NO, la alegría ya viene.” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Angleró, Mariana R., Lugo, Rígel, Cruz, Gabriela, Minet, Carla, and Coss, Luis F. (2013).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Soltería recalcitrante.” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Angleró, Mariana R., Lugo, Rígel, Cruz, Gabriela, Minet, Carla, and Coss, Luis F. (2013).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Proyectando responsabilidades.” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Coss, Manolo, Lugo, Rígel, Cintrón, Joel, Minet, Carla, and Muñiz, Benjamín. (2013).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Releyendo a Fanon.” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Fernando Coss, Luis, Rodríguez Saavedra, Dalila, Guadalupe Pérez, Hiram, Rodríguez Cotto, Sandra, Coss, Manolo, and Roche Morales, Mario. (2012).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “'Biutiful' o las encrucijadas de lo emotivo y lo político.” School of Communication, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Ed. Fernando Coss, Luis, Rodríguez Saavedra, Dalila, Guadalupe Pérez, Hiram, Rodríguez Cotto, Sandra, Coss, Manolo, and Roche Morales, Mario. (2011).

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Caribbean Cinematic Créolité.” Black Camera: An International Film Journal, Indiana University Press 1.1 Ed. Martin, Michael T. (2009): 70 - 90.

Blasini, Gilberto M. “Brincando el Charco: Hybridizing Puerto Ricanness.” Caribbean Studies, Institute of Caribbean Studies 36.1 (2008): 196 - 200.