Biography

Ernesto Cuba (él/he) is a PhD in Hispanic Linguistics at The Graduate Center (CUNY). He obtained his BA in Linguistics and a diploma in Gender Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. His area of interest is the study of language, gender and sexuality in Spanish-speaking communities. The subject of his doctoral research is the discursive and linguistic practices of Féminas, a transgender activist group based in Lima, Peru. Ernesto has published articles, book chapters, guidelines, and essays on gender and language in Spanish, English, and French languages. During the 2024-2025 academic year, he will work as a UW postdoctoral scholar on the project titled “Developing a Spanish-language Homosaurus: Using Multi-language Linked Data to Enhance LGBTQ Resource Discoverability.” Ernesto will bring his expertise in sociolinguistics, Hispanic dialectology, and LGBTQ+ lexicography to the Spanish-language Homosaurus project.