Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader
Eds. Michael Hames-García & Ernesto Javier Martínez
Duke University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0822349556
2011 | Edited Volume
The authors of the essays in this unique collection explore the lives and cultural contributions of gay Latino men in the United States, while also analyzing the political and theoretical stakes of gay Latino studies.
The Truly Diverse Faculty: New Dialogues in American Higher Education
EDS., Stephanie Fryberg & Ernesto Javier Martínez
Palgrave Press
ISBN 978-1137456052
2014 | Edited Volume
"The Truly Diverse Faculty will be the 'go to' book for university leaders who aspire to create, nurture, and sustain a diverse faculty but who too frequently fail to grasp what that goal requires of our higher education institutions." -- Patricia Gurin, Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology, University of Michigan
The Truly Diverse Faculty: New Dialogues in American Higher Education
EDS., Stephanie Fryberg & Ernesto Javier Martínez
Palgrave Press
ISBN 978-1137456052
2014 | Edited Volume
"The Truly Diverse Faculty will be the 'go to' book for university leaders who aspire to create, nurture, and sustain a diverse faculty but who too frequently fail to grasp what that goal requires of our higher education institutions." -- Patricia Gurin, Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology, University of Michigan
On Making Sense: Queer Race Narratives of Intelligibility
By Ernesto Javier Martínez
Stanford University Press
ISBN 978-0804783408
2012 | Monograph
On Making Sense juxtaposes texts produced by black, Latino, and Asian queer writers and artists to understand how knowledge is acquired and produced in contexts of racial and gender oppression.
On Making Sense: Queer Race Narratives of Intelligibility
By Ernesto Javier Martínez
Stanford University Press
ISBN 978-0804783408
2012 | Monograph
On Making Sense juxtaposes texts produced by black, Latino, and Asian queer writers and artists to understand how knowledge is acquired and produced in contexts of racial and gender oppression.
Ernesto Javier Martínez
Writer | Filmmaker | Scholar
FILM
LA SERENATA
Live Action Feature | 80 min. | Coming Soon
Directed by Adelina Anthony
Written by Adelina Anthony & Ernesto Javier Martínez
Produced by Ernesto Javier Martínez, Adelina Anthony, and Marisa Becerra
Logline:
Two parents struggle with their beloved Mexican musical tradition when their young son requests to sing a love song to another boy, ushering them into a larger community battle for social justice.
LA SERENATA
Live Action Short Film | 13 min. | HBO Max
Directed by Adelina Anthony
Written by Ernesto Javier Martínez
Produced by Ernesto Javier Martínez, Adelina Anthony, and Marisa Becerra
Selected Awards:
HBO Latinx Short Film Competition Award
Imagen Award for Best Short Film
Jury Award, Long Beach Queer Film Festival
Jury Award, Seattle Queer Film Festival
Jury Award, OUT Film Connecticut
Audience Award, International Queer WOC FF
CHILDREN'S MEDIA
CUANDO AMAMOS CANTAMOS/
WHEN WE LOVE SOMEONE WE SING TO THEM
Written by Ernesto Javier Martínez
Illustrated by Maya Gonzalez
Translated by Jorge Gabriel Martínez Feliciano
SELECTED RECOGNITIONS:
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Gold Medal Winner, International Latino Book Awards
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Rainbow Book List Selection, American Library Association
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HRC Recommended LGBTQ Picture Book
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GLISTEN Rainbow Library Curriculum Selection
DANIEL VISITS A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD: THE MOVIE
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Season 6
PBS Kids | 44 min.
Written by Jill Cozza-Turner and
Ernesto Javier Martínez
(Clip from the movie)
"MUSICAL SHOW AND SHARE"
Sesame Street in Communities
YouTube | 3 min.
Written by Ernesto Javier Martínez
"RAINY DAY, INDOOR PLAY"
Lyla in the Loop, Season 2
PBS Kids | 11 min.
Written by Ernesto Javier Martínez
(Clip from the episode)
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About
Ernesto Javier Martínez is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and scholar working at the intersection of queer Latinx culture, children's media, and cinematic storytelling. His first short film La Serenata, which he wrote and produced, won eleven best film awards and aired on HBO Max. His bilingual children's book Cuando Amamos Cantamos won two International Latino Book Award Gold Medals and was named to the American Library Association Rainbow Book List. In children's television, he is best known for co-writing the animated feature Daniel Visits a New Neighborhood: The Movie, which drew over 2 million viewers in its initial broadcast and 15 million streams within three weeks.
His academic books include On Making Sense: Queer Race Narratives of Intelligibility (finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in LGBT studies) and the co-edited volume Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader (winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT anthology).
He is a Fields Artist Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences Collegiate Faculty member, and an Associate Professor of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon.
