Nicolás “Nico” Ramos Flores

Nico Ramos Flores is a scholar in Caribbean and Latinx studies who researches the intersections of racial discourse, memory, and masculinity in Caribbean and Latinx cultural products. His scholarly approach is emphatically interdisciplinary, situated at the intersections of Latin American, Latino, Caribbean, American, and Black diasporic studies.  His scholarship considers the formation and manifestation of collective and intersectional identities, calling attention to how identities are represented or obscured in media, art, and physical locations. In his forthcoming book, Archipelagoes of Longing: Puerto Ricans, Resistance, and Memory (2026), Ramos Flores analyzes how Puerto Rican visual and literary culture articulate longing and connectedness as the island and diaspora respond to oppression, migration, and trauma; the book positions him at the forefront of the evolving field of memory studies. Ramos Flores provides extensive mentorship to Black and Latinx students on campus, particularly through his involvement with SOBLU (Students Organized for Black and Latinx Unity). He also serves as the associate faculty advisor for the Fulbright Fellowship program.

Ramos Flores earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Hispanic language, literatures, and cultures from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and a B.A. in Spanish from Rollins College.