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EDUCATION

bulletPh.D. in Latin American Literature. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. December 1989. Specialization: Twentieth Century Latin American Literature; Mexico and Argentina. Dissertation: Imaginar Comala: El espacio en la obra de Juan Rulfo. Directors: Keith.MacDuffie and Dr. A. Roggiano.1987-89. 
bulletPh.D. Certificate in Cultural Studies. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. December 1989.
bulletCertificate in Latin American Studies. Center for Latin American Studies. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. December 1988.
bulletMA in Foreign Languages and Literature. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. December 1986.
bulletMA in Fine Arts, Painting and Printmaking. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. December 1986.
bulletPost-Graduate Studies of Painting, Drawing, and Art History at the "Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova." Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1983-84.
bulletProfessor of Painting and Drawing. Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "Prilidiano Pueyrredón." Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1983.
bulletJ.D. Law Degree. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 1983.
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Assistant Ceramics Studio. Escuela Nacional de Cerámica “Fernando Arranz.” Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1976.

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Bachiller. Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1976.  

bulletArt Studies at the Instituto Vocacional de Arte Infantil "Manuel de Labarden."Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1964-1969.


GRANTS & AWARDS

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Lawrence University Travel Grant to present at the XIII Congreso FIEALC (Federación Internacional de Estudios Sobre América Latina y el Caribe). “América Latina-Caribe y Asia-Pacífico en el siglo XXI.” Macau, China. September 25-28, 2007.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to present at the XIII Congreso FIEALC (Federación Internacional de Estudios Sobre América Latina y el Caribe). “América Latina-Caribe y Asia-Pacífico en el siglo XXI.” Macau, China. September 25-28, 2007.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to fund guest speaker Dr. Thomas Walker. “International Electoral Observation: A tool for Democratization and Peace in Latin America.” Lawrence University, May 7, 2007.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to fund guest speaker Dr. Gonzalo Paz. "Latin America and China:  Dangerous Relations?" Lawrence University, May 22, 2006.

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Mellon Course Development Grant to support work on Spanish 521 “Survey of Latin American Literature II” for the fulfillment of the Speaking-Intensive General Education Requirement at Lawrence University.  Summer 2006.

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Grant Lawrence University Professional Development Travel Allowance for Summer 2006.

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Stone Center for Latin  American Studies Grant Reconceptualizing Latin America” Project. Tulane University. New Orleans. Spring 2005.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to present at the “Crossing Borders: U.S./Latin American Relations in the early 21st Century” Conference. The University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. March 2-4, 2005.

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Mellon Course Development Grant to support work on Spanish 576 “Latin American Visual Art” for the Speaking-Intensive and Global Diversity General Education Requirements at Lawrence University. Summer 2005.

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Fulbright Scholar Program Fellowship. Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). Visiting Lecturer at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. July-September 2004.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Travel Grant to conduct research trip to Argentina and Chile. November 2003.

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Participant. Global Partners in Higher Education Grant. Lawrence University. April 9-11, 2003.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to fund guest speaker Dr. Carlos Von Son. "Mexican Diaspora Writings." Lawrence University, Feb. 18, 2003.

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Mellon Course Development Grant to support work on Spanish 410 “Current Events in Latin America” for the Global Diversity General Education Requirement at Lawrence University. Summer 2003.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to fund guest speaker Dr. Carlos Stoetzer. "The Organization of American States (OAS) as an Instrument of Regional Security.” Lawrence University, November 12, 2002.

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Mellon Course Development Grant to support work on Spanish 315 “Advanced Composition and Conversation” for the fulfillment of the Speaking-Intensive General Education Requirement at Lawrence University. Summer 2002.

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Excellence in Humanities Award. To support scholarly work with students. Lawrence University. May 2002.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant to fund guest speaker Dr. Thomas W. Walker "Latin America in the Talons of the Eagle: Reflections of a Grumpy, Old Academic.” Lawrence University, March 2002.

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Mellon Course Development Grant to support work on Spanish 400 “Latin American Civilization and Culture” for the Global Diversity General Education Requirement at Lawrence University. Summer 2001.

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Mellon Course Development Grant to support work on Spanish 521Survey of Latin American Literature II” for the Global Diversity General Education Requirement at Lawrence University. Summer 2001.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS). University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Travel Grant for CLACS Regional Faculty Associates for new course development. October 2001.

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Newberry Grant. Newberry Library. Chicago, IL. November 10-12, 2000.

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Mednick Fellowships Grant. Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, Richmond, VA. Research Project: “Assembled Autobiography: A Multidisciplinary Project.” 1999.

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“James A. Huston Excellence in Scholarship Award.” Lynchburg College. Lynchburg, VA. May 1998.

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Mednick Fellowships Grant. Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, Richmond, VA. Research Project: “Gender, Memory, and History in the Works of Contemporary Argentinean Women Writers.” 1994.

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Fellow National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar for College Teachers. Structuralism AfterPost-Structuralism; Author, Text, and Context in Lorca, Dalí, and Buñuel. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Director: Dr. Javier Herrero. Summer 1990.

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Andrew W. Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 1988.

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Tinker Research Grant. Center for Latin American Studies. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 1988.

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Cornell University Summer Fellowship. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Summer 1987.

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Fulbright Scholarship for Travel Expenses. Buenos Aires, Argentina. January 1985.



EXPERIENCE

Teaching

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2009    Graduate Seminar. “Border Studies and Literatures in the United States.” Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. September.

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Fall 2008           Semester at Sea Program. University of Virginia. Charlotetsville, VA. Fall 2008 Voyage.

bulletThe Nobels (Lower Division Literature Course)
bulletSpace as Literature: travelers, dreamers, natives (Upper Division Literature Course)
bulletIntroduction to Drawing (Lower Division Art Course)

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 2006   Graduate Seminar. “Border Studies and Literatures in the United States.” Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. Aug 22- Sept 2. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. Master Thesis Co-director
·         Ariadna Marsonet. “Miguel Méndez’s Peregrinos de Aztlán. Desplazamiento espacial, temporal, y espiritual en busca de la identidad chicana.”
·         Agustina Dalla Torre. “La mujer como doble minoría en la novela In the Time of the Butterflies de Julia Álvarez”
·         Mariana Vega. "La problemática de la diversidad cultural en la narrativa de la escritora Sandra Cisneros en la colección de cuentos Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories."

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 2004   Fulbright Graduate Seminar. “Identidades Hispanas en Estados Unidos.” Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. July 22 - September 28.

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 2000-present     Professor of Spanish. Lawrence University. (Associate Professor (tenured).2000-2005. Professor 2005-present). Courses taught include:
                        Latin American Visual Art
                        Hispanic Issues
                        Border Studies
                        Survey of Latin American Literature
                        Current Events in the Spanish-Speaking World
                        Latin American Civilization and Culture
                        Beginner and Intermediate Spanish
                        Advanced Grammar

                        Freshman Studies Seminar

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2000-2003        Profesor de Consulta. Cátedra de Producción Artística. Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte (IUNA). Bs.As., Argentina.

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                       Profesor Adjunto Ad Honorem. Secretaría de Relaciones Internacionales. Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte (IUNA). Bs.As., Argentina.

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2000-1989         Professor of Spanish. Lynchburg College. (1995-2000 Associate Professor (tenured). 1989-1995 Assistant Professor). Courses taught     include:
Latin American Culture (In Spanish and English)
Latin American Literature in Film (In English)
Survey of Latin American Literature (In Spanish and English)
Advanced Language Practice
Writing Workshop
Commercial Spanish
Spanish Composition & Conversation
Beginner and Intermediate Spanish
Assistant Professor of Painting. Lynchburg College. Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Fall 1998

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1987-89            Teaching Assistant. University of Pittsburgh. Courses taught include:
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish
Spanish Composition & Conversation

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1985-86            Teaching Assistant. West Virginia University. Courses taught include:
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish
Beginner French
Latin American Foreign Political Affairs

Administrative Experience

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2009-present     Member Comité de Publicaciones y Lectura. Revista de Lenguas Extranjeras. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina.

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2005-present     Associate Member. MAPEAL (Macao Association for the Promotion of Exchange between  Asia-Pacific and Latin America). Gary Mei-Cheong Ngai, Director. http://www.mapeal.org. Av. Cons. Ferreira de Almeida, No. 95-E. Macau, China. (mslf@macau.ctm.net)

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2005-present     Member Wisconsin AP (Advanced Placement) Advisory Council.

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2005-present     Member Fellows Committee. Lawrence University.

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2005-2006         Member Staff, faculty and Emeriti Faculty Engagement for Lawrence University Campaign Working Group.

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2005-2006         Chair / Advisor International Studies Program. Lawrence University.

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2004-present     Member “Comité Académico” Magister en Literaturas en Lengua Inglesa. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina.

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2004-2006         Chairperson Foreign Languages Coalition. Lawrence University.

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2001-present     Regional Faculty Associate of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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2000-present     Chairperson Spanish Department. Lawrence University.

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Data Bank Coordinator in USA for Department of Painting. Facultad de Bellas Artes. Universidad Complutense. Madrid, Spain.

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2001-2003         Member Governance Committee. Lawrence University.

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2000-2001         Member Committee on Instruction. Lawrence University.

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1999-2000         Member “Dean James Turner Chair in the Humanities.” Committee. Lynchburg College.

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Advisor to Spanish Society. Lynchburg College.

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1997-1998         Chairman Educational Policies Committee. Lynchburg College.

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1997-2000         Member Teaching & Learning Through Technology Roundtable Committee. Lynchburg College.

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1993-2000         Member LCSR (Lynchburg College Symposium Readings) Committee. Lynchburg College.

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1993-1995         Member Academic Computing Services Committee. Lynchburg College.

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1989-2000         Member Department of Foreign Languages. Lynchburg College.

LANGUAGE CONSULTANT
Interpreter and Translator

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Translation for Alcan Packaging – Food Packaging, Americas. Contacts: Peter Schmitz. Environmental and Safety Engineer. peter.schmitz@alcan.com.

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Bowne Global Solutions (Former Berlitz International, Inc.) Certified Interpreter. July 1998 – present.

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Translation for Environmental, Health & Safety department of Pechiney Plastic Packaging. USA. 2003.
        Reference: Shari Klika. Phone: 920-727-6021.

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Simultaneous Interpreter for National Labor Relations Board. February 12, 2003.

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Translation for “E-Z Taping System.” Green Bay, Wisconsin (Gary Swartz. E-mail: wbadger@sprynet.com). 2000 to present.

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Translation for Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL). Appleton, Wisconsin. 2001.

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Translation Consultant for “American Academy of Family Physicians” (AAFP) Foundation Health Education Program 
        (Dianna Azbill, Coordinator. Phone: 1-800-274-2237. E-Mail: dazbill@aafp.org).

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Simultaneous Interpreter.  Juvenile District Court. Lynchburg, VA. February 10, 1999.

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Simultaneous Interpreter. INTERMET Corporation. Archer Creek Plant for Renault Mexico Audit. Lynchburg, Virginia. February 1998.

Consultant for The College Board’s AP (Advanced Placement) Program. SPANISH.

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Chairperson AP Spanish Development Committee.  The College Board & Educational Testing Services (E.T.S.).  2005-present.

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Member AP Spanish Development Committee.  The College Board & Educational Testing Services (E.T.S.).  August 2002-2005.

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Writer.
   
o        Pre-AP Writing Skills in Spanish Workshop. The College Board. Fall 2004.
   
o        On Line Events: AP Spanish Language Exam (April 18, 2006) / AP Spanish Literature Exam (March 11, 2006)

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Consultant

Reader. The College Board.
    o        June 11-17, 2010 (Chief Reader) Cincinnati, OH
    o        June 10-16, 2009 (Chief Reader Designate) Cincinnati, OH
    o        June 5-11, 2008 (Question Leader) Louisville, KY
   
o        June 5-11, 2008. Question Leader) Louisville, KY
    o        June 1-9, 2007 (Table Leader)
   
o        June 8-20, 2006 (Table Leader)
   
o        June 9 -19, 2004 (Table Leader)
    o        June 9 -18, 2003 (Table Leader)
    o        June 12 -19, 2002
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        June 11 - 18, 2000
    o        June 12 - 19, 1998

Summer Institutes AP Spanish Language
o        Washburn University. Topeka, Kansas                     July 27-31, 2010
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        UNC Charlotte. Charlotte, North Carolina                 July 20-24, 2010
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        Morehead, Kentucky                                               July 13-17, 2010
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        Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia                     June 22-26, 2010
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        Silver State AP Summer Institute. Las Vegas, NV.   June 21-24, 2010
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        Washburn University. Topeka, Kansas                     July 27-31, 2009
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        UNC Charlotte. Charlotte, North Carolina                 July 20-24, 2009
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        Morehead, Kentucky                                               July 13-17, 2009
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        Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia                     June 22-26, 2009
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        Washburn University. Topeka, Kansas                     July 28-August 1, 2008
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        UNC Charlotte. Charlotte, North Carolina                 July 21-25, 2008
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        2007 Hawaii International AP Institute. Honolulu.      July 16 – 20, 2007
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        Leelanau School. Glen Arbor, Michigan                    June 25 - 29, 2007
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        The University of Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa               July 17 - 21, 2006
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        Leelanau School. Glen Arbor, Michigan                   June 26 - 30, 2006
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        Leelanau School. Glen Arbor, Michigan                   July 4 - 10, 2005
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        Lawrence University. Appleton, Wisconsin               July 11-16, 2004
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        Leelanau School. Glen Arbor, Michigan                    June 27 - July 2, 2004
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        Lawrence University. Appleton, Wisconsin               July 8-12, 2002


 

Workshops and Presentations on AP Spanish Language

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2010 AP National Conference. Washington, D.C. July 17, 2010.
·         “Results from the 2010 AP Spanish Language Exam Administration”
·        “Higher-Level Thinking Strategies in the Spanish Language and Culture class”

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Pre-AP: Strategies in World Languages - Building Proficiency. Greenwood Village, CO.March 6, 2010.

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AP Mid West Regional Forum. Chicago, IL. February 21, 2010.
·        “Untapped and Underutilized: How Colleges Can Use AP Courses and Exams in the Outreach, Recruitment, and Admission Process”

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AP Spanish Language and Literature Workshop. Carleton College. Northfield, MN. December 2, 2009.

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AP Spanish Language Workshop. Graylake, IL. October 22, 2009.

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 “AP Spanish Language Faculty Colloquium” Chicago, IL. October 17-18, 2009.

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2009 AP National Conference. San Antonio, Texas. July, 2009.
·         “Meet the AP Spanish Development Committee.”

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“Pre-AP: Strategies in Spanish - Writing Skills." Oak Lawn, IL. April 4, 2009.

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2008 AP National Conference. Seattle, Washington. July 16-20, 2008.
·         “Meet the AP Spanish Development Committee.”
·         “Spanish Literature. Effective Strategies for the Literature Exam and Beyond.”

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 AP Spanish Language Workshop. Triton College. River Grove, Illinois.  March 18-19, 2008.

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“Pre-AP: Strategies in World Languages: Building Proficiency.” Lane Technical School. Chicago, Illinois. August 30, 2007.

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2007 AP National Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. July 16-18, 2007.
·          Pre Conference Workshop on Spanish Literature. July 11, 2007
·          "Teaching Garcia Marquez: The AP Spanish Literature Exam from a College Perspective." July 13, 2007.

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The 2007 AP Spanish Language Exam. San Antonio, Texas. June 20, 2006.

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AP Spanish Language Exam. On Line Event. April 18, 2006.

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Triton College. River Grove, Illinois.  March 14-15, 2006.

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AP Spanish Literature Exam. On Line Event. March 11, 2006.

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Fall Institute. West Virginia Center for Professional Development. Charleston, West Virginia. November 15-16, 2005.

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Marquette University. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 20, 2005.

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2005 AP Spanish Language Training. New Orleans, Louisiana. August 26-29, 2005. 

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2005 AP National Conference. Houston Texas. July 14 – 18, 2005.
·          “AP Spanish Literature: Los primeros años del nuevo examen”
·         “The New AP Spanish Language Exam”

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2005 AATSP Annual Meeting. New York, New York. July 28 – August 2, 2005. "AP Spanish Literature: Los primeros años del nuevo examen”

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Oakton Community College. Des Plaines, Illinois.  March 15-16, 2005.

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2004 ACTFL Convention. Chicago, Illinois. November 19-21, 2004. "The Revised AP Spanish Language Course and Exam"

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2004 AATSP Annual Meeting. Acapulco, Mexico. 28 July - 2 August, 2004. “AP Literatura: Los primeros dos años del nuevo examen”

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2004 AP National Conference. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. July 16-18, 2004.
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      “Perspectives on AP Spanish language and Literature”

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Trinity University. San Antonio, Texas. July 13, 2004. “La poesía en la clase de lengua.”

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University of Wisconsin - Madison. Madison, Wisconsin. April 13, 2004.

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University of Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska. March 16, 2004.

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Butler University. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 25, 2003.

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Fall Institute. West Virginia Center for Professional Development. Charleston, West Virginia. November 13-14, 2003.

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Eastern Michigan University. Livonia, Michigan. November 6, 2003.

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Marquette University. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 14-15, 2003.

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Fairmont Hotel. Chicago, Illinois. August 5, 2003.

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Trinity University. San Antonio, Texas. June 12 and 15, 2003.“Programando el curso de literatura: Opciones para estructurar la clase.”

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Triton College. River Grove, Illinois.  March 18-19, 2003.

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University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska.  March 10, 2003.

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Illinois State University. Normal, Illinois.  November 14, 2002.

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Adlai E. Stevenson High School. Lincolnshire, Illinois.  August 24, 2002.

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“The College Board AP Teacher Training Conference. Spanish Language.” Drake University. Des Moines, Iowa.  April 11, 2002.


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Workshop Consultant Training for AP (Advanced Placement) Spanish Mentor. The College Board. Las Vegas, NV. August 2-5, 2008.

bulletAdvanced Placement Course Audit Reviewer. Educational Policies Improvement Center (EPIC), Eugene, Oregon. 2007
bulletReviewer. Scholarly article for Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos. November 2006.
bulletWorkshop Consultant Training for AP (Advanced Placement) Spanish. The College Board & E.T.S.  San Jose, CA. April 21-23, 2006
bulletWorkshop Consultant Training for AP (Advanced Placement) Spanish. The College Board & E.T.S.  New Orleans, LA. August 26-28, 2005.
bulletWorkshop Consultant Training for AP (Advanced Placement) Spanish. The College Board & E.T.S.  Houston, TX. July 14 – 15, 2005.
bulletJuror. Digital Art Competition on Internet. Mosto & Rojas Arte. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spring 2005.
bulletParticipant Colonial/Postcolonial Study Tour. Visit to Shanghai, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Lawrence University. June 2005.
bulletJuror. Digital Art Competition on Internet. Mosto & Rojas Arte. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spring 2003.
bulletOutside Evaluator for tenure and promotion for: Dr. Linda Britt. University of Maine, MA. Fall 2002 and Dr. R. Buchanan. University of Louisville, KY. Fall 1998.
bulletWorkshop Consultant Training for AP (Advanced Placement Examination). The College Board & Educational Testing Services.  Chicago, IL. July 22, 2002.
bulletAssociated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Urban Studies Program Conference: “Globalization and Urban Life: Chicago Realities and Responses.” Chicago, IL.  April 20-22, 2001.
bulletVirginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) DuPont Faculty Technology Initiative. Summer Workshop for Faculty in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures.Virtualia: Reproducing Culture and Language Online.” University of Richmond. Richmond, VA. August 9-11, 1999.
bulletAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Colloquium “Alternatives in Foreign Language Teaching: Responding to New Needs.” Brookings Institute. Washington, D.C. Feb. 9, 1998.
bulletCulpeper Workshop “Using the World‑Wide Web for Course Development.” Randolph-Macon Women’s College. Lynchburg, VA.  January, 1998.
bulletAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Colloquium “Technology and Foreign Language Learning: Defining the Terms, Confronting the Issues.” Brookings Institute. Washington, D.C. June 16, 1997.
bulletAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Conference “Rethinking the Purposes and Practices of Foreign Language Education.” Charleston, SC.  March 14 - 15, 1997.
bulletAmerican Association of Higher Education (AAHE).Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC) Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR). Randolph-Macon College. Ashland, VA.  February 21 - 22, 1997.
bulletMember Virginia Commission for the Arts Area II Advisory Panel. Lynchburg, VA. June, 1996.
bulletJessie Ball DuPont Fund Conference “Managing Diversity for the 21st Century.” The Aspen Institute, Wye Center, MD. June, 1995.
bulletFellow Resident. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Painting. Sweet Briar, VA. March 1-10, 1993.
bulletFellow Resident. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Painting. Sweet Briar, VA. April 6-20, 1992.
bulletParticipant. Council of International Programs (C.I.P.). Long Island, NY. Summer 1987.
bulletLegal Internship at Nassau-Suffolk Law Services, Suffolk County, NY. Summer 1987.
bulletLegal Internship at Suffolk County Legislature. Research Assistant. Long Island, NY. Summer 1987.
bulletLawyer. Private Practice of Law in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1983-84.


PUBLICATIONS
Books

bulletEnsayos sobre la obra de Juan Rulfo. Collection Wor(l)ds of Change: Latin American and Iberian Literature. Volume 37. New York: Peter Lang, 1999.
bulletContemporary Argentinean Women Writers. A Critical Anthology. (Co-edited with Eliana Hermann). Gainsville: University Press of Florida, 1998.
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bulletEscritoras argentinas contemporáneas. (Co-edited with Eliana Hermann). University of Texas Studies in Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction. Volume 8. New York: Peter Lang, 1993.
bulletJuan Rulfo. La lengua, el tiempo, y el espacio. Colección Perfiles. Volume 10. Buenos Aires: Almagesto, 1994.
bulletImaginar Comala. El espacio en la obra de Juan Rulfo. American University Studies. Series II Romance Languages and Literature. Volume 160. New York: Peter Lang, 1991.


Articles

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·   "Los Estudios Fronterizos y sus descontentos: un manifiesto Posicional” IN Pensar el Afuera.Pensamiento utópico y movimientos migratorios. Pensar el afuera / Celeste Castiglione ... [et.al.]. Nicolás Hochman, ed. Kazak Ediciones: Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2010. 81-102. http://www.kazakediciones.blogspot.com/

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·   "Identidades hispanas en Estados Unidos." Nueva Revista de Lenguas Extranjeras. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. (Accepted for publication).

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·   “Border Studies’ Positionality.” Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. Nueva Revista de Lenguas Extranjeras 13 (2010): 19-35.

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·   Pedro Páramo, de Juan Rulfo, y la Nueva Física.Cuadernos del Centro Interdisciplinario de Literatura Hispanoamericana (CILHA) de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. 10.11 (2009): 72-184.  

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·   “Literatura Hispana / Latina en Estados Unidos: un breve panorama.” Nueva Revista de Lenguas Extranjeras Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.Mendoza, Argentina. 11 (2008): 47-64.

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·   “Attention Department Chairs: AP Spanish Credit is a Bonus, not a Threat.” (With William Forbes and Jeffrey Reeder). Hispania 91.1 (2008): 149-157. 

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·   AP (Advanced Placement) Teacher’s Guide for the 2007 AP Spanish Language Examination.” (With Laura Zinke).  New York: The College Board, 2007.

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·   “La identidad cultural en el arte de América Latina y de Macao.” IN Ngai, Gary, De Hoyos, Rubén, et al.  Macau: Puente entre China y América Latina. Macau: MAPEAL (Macau Association for Promotion and Exchange Between Asia-Pacific and Latin America), 2006.  307-319.

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·     “Borges’ Women in Film.” IN “Bridging Continents: Cinematic and Literary Representations of Spanish and Latin American Themes.”  Chasqui: revista de literatura latinoamericana. Special Issue 2 (2005): 166-175. 

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·   Pre-AP (Advanced Placement) Writing Skills in Spanish Workshop Materials. New York: The College Board, 2004.

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·     “Painting in the Expanded Field” Janus Head 7.2 (Winter 2004): 477-487. http://www.janushead.org/7-2/Fares.pdf  

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·    “José María Heredia: ‘En una tempestad.’” AP Central. The College Board’s Online Home for AP Professionals. (Fall 2004). http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,151-165-0-37171,00.html  

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·    “Alfonsina Storni: ‘Tú me quieres blanca.’” AP Central. The College Board’s Online Home for AP Professionals.  (Fall 2004). http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,151-165-0-37214,00.html

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·    “La obra de Juan Rulfo.” AP Central. The College Board’s Online Home for AP Professionals. (Winter 2003). http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,151-165-0-22547,00.html

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·   “Juan Rulfo's Gaze.” West Virginia University Philological Papers West Virginia University 45 (1999): 56- 68.

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·   “4 Artistas Argentinos Contemporáneos / 4 Contemporary Argentinean Artists.” (With Barbara Rothermel). Catalogue for Art Exhibit at the “Daura Gallery.” Lynchburg College. Lynchburg, Virginia. August 1999.

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·   “Brief Considerations on Latin American Contemporary Art” Janus Head Duquesne University 2.1 (Summer 1999): 119-129. www.janushead.org/JHSumm99/fares.cfm.

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·   “Historia y literatura en Argentina: Santa Evita de Tomás Eloy Martínez.”  IN Visión de la narrativa hispánica. Ensayos. Mendizábal, Juan Cruz y Juan Fernández Jiménez, eds. Indiana, PA: Publications of the Department of Spanish and Classical Languages, 1999. 59-70.

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·   “Arte: Una vieja expresión actual?” Latino America Webmagazine (Dec. 28, 1999). 

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·   “Law and Order In Juan Rulfo’s The Burning Plain.” Romance Languages Annual (RLA) Purdue University 10 (1998): 556 - 562.

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·   “‘Macario’de Juan Rulfo y el espacio de un monólogo.”  MIFLC Review. Journal of the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference 6 (October 1996): 57-66.

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·   “La utopía de escribir: Entrevista con Alina Diaconú.” Alba de América 14.26-27 (July 1996): 507-511.

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·   “Juan Rulfo: Cuestión de fechas.” Revista Iberoamericana  62.174  (Enero-Marzo 1996): 237-239.

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·   “Juan Rulfo en el cine.” Hispamérica. Revista de Literatura 71 (August 1995): 81-86.

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·   “Exilios internos: El viaje en cinco escritoras argentinas.” (With E. Hermann). Hispanic Journal. Journal of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15.1 (Spring 1994): 21-29.

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·   “Lex dura lex sed lex: El derecho en la obra de Juan Rulfo.” Journal of Hispanic Philology 18.1-2-3 (Otoño 1993; Invierno-Primavera 1994): 51-68.

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·   “Y ahora? Reflexiones acerca de la literatura femenina argentina actual. Forma oculta del mundo de María Rosa Lojo, Metáforas y reflejos de Jorgelina Loubet, y Victoria Ocampo de María Esther Vázquez.” (With E. Hermann). Letras Femeninas Cornell University 19.1-2 (Spring-Fall 1993): 121-134.

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·   “Syria Poletti: People with Me.” (With E. Hermann) Journal of the Midlands Conference on Language & Literature VI (1993): 43.

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·   “Angélica Gorodischer, escritora argentina.” (With E. Hermann). Hispania 75.5 (December 1992): 1238-1239.

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·   “Sábato pintor: La mirada de la distancia.” Revista Iberoamericana 158 (January-March 1992): 253-260.

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·   “La filosofía del mito: Rodolfo Kusch y Juan Rulfo.” Journal of Interdisciplinary Literary Studies / Cuadernos Interdisciplinarios de Estudios Literarios University of Nebraska 3.2 (1991): 179-195.

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·   “This Text Which Is Not One.” Hispanic Journal. Journal of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania 12.2 (Fall 1991): 277-289.

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·   “La 'hipótesis represiva' en la literatura actual.” Letras de Buenos Aires. Argentina  24 (July 1991): 63-67.

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·   “The Bull as Marginal Manifestation of the Sacred.” NAOS University of Pittsburgh 6.1-3 (1990): 14-19.

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·   “Juan Rulfo: Crítica reciente.” Revista Iberoamericana 148-149 (July-December 1989): 989-1003.

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·   Pedro Páramo: novela regionalista?” Osamayor University of Pittsburgh 1 (April 1989): 3-17.

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·   “Un sentido del espacio en Pedro Páramo y en Rufino Tamayo.” Imprévue Université Paul Valérie, France 1 (1988): 27-50.


Book Reviews

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National- Identity Building and Its Re-Presentations. Benavides, O. Hugo. The Politics of Sentiment. Imagining and Remembering Guayaquil. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006. 185 pp. Bielsa, Esperança. The Latin American urban crónica: between literature and mass culture. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2006. 237 pp.  Goldman, Dara E. Out of Bounds. Islands and the Demarcation of Identity in the Hispanic Caribbean. Lewisburg [Pa.]: Bucknell University Press, 2008. 249pp. Janer, Zilkia. Puerto Rican nation-building literature: impossible romance. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2005. 119 pp.” Chasqui 39.1 (Mayo 2010): 144-149.

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Laura E. Pérez. Chicana Art. The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Altarities. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2007. 390 pp.” Chasqui 38.2 (Noviembre 2009): 209-212.

bullet“Reina Roffé. Conversaciones americanas. Madrid: Páginas de Espuma, 2001. 309 pp.” Letras Femeninas (forthcoming).
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“Viajes, tiempos y ficciones. Trazegnies Granda, Fernando de. Imágenes rotas. Lima: Ediciones del Dragón, 1992. 183 pp. Campra, Rosalba. Ciudades para errantes. Córdoba: Universidad Católica de Córdoba, 2007. 90 pp.” Chasqui 37.1 (Mayo 2008): 134-138.

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“Kathy S. Leonard. Bibliographic Guide to Chicana and Latina Narrative. Wesport: Praeger, 2003. 273 pp.” Chasqui 34.1 (Mayo 2005): 193-194.

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“Eliana Cazaubón Hermann, ed. English Translations of Short Stories by Contemporary Argentine Women Writers. Trans. Sally Webb Thornton. Lewison: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2002. 187 pp.” Chasqui 34.1 (Mayo 2005): 189-90.

bullet“Lauro Flores. Alfredo Arreguín. Patterns of Dreams and Nature / Diseños, sueños y naturaleza. Seattle: University of Washington Press / Bellevue: Bellevue Arts Museum / Zamora: El Colegio de Michoacán, A. C., 2002. Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists.168 pp.” Chasqui 32.1 (June 2003): 126-128.
bullet “Carl Good and John V. Waldron (eds.). The Effects of the Nation. Mexican Art in an Age of Globalization. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2001. 222 pp.” Chasqui  31.1 (May 2002): 118-122.
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 “Reina Roffé. Conversaciones americanas. Madrid: Páginas de Espuma, 2001. 309 pp.” Letras Femeninas 28.2 (Otoño 2002): 199.

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“Patricia D’Allemand. Latin American Cultural Criticism. Re-Interpreting a Continent. New York: Edwin Mellen, 2000.190 pp” Chasqui 30.2 (November 2001): 148-150.

bullet“Rosalba Campra. Constancias. Roma: Le parole gelate, 1997. 45 pp. Los años del Arcángel. Córdoba: Ediciones del Boulevard, 1998. 166 pp.” Chasqui 28.1 (May 1999), pp. 94-95.
bullet “Discurso e historia en la obra narrativa de Jorge Luis Borges. Examen de Ficciones y El Aleph. By Nicolás Emilio Alvarez. Boulder, Colorado: Society of Spanish and Spanish-American Studies, 1998.” Modern Language Review 96.1 (2001): 242-243.
bullet"The Construction of National Identity in Latin America. Fernando Unzueta. La imaginación y el romance nacional en Hipanoamérica. Lima-Berkeley: Latinoamericana Editores, 1996. 246 pp. Stacie G. Widdifield. The Embodiment of the National in Late Nineteenth-Century Mexican Painting. Tucson: U. of Arizona Press, 1996. 213 pp. Carol Clark D’Lugo. The Fragmented Novel in Mexico: The Politics of Form. Austin: U. of Texas Press, 1997. 281 pp." Chasqui 28.2 (Noviembre 1999): 103-108.
bullet"María Esther Vázquez. Borges. Esplendor y derrota. Barcelona: Tusquets, 1996. 355 pp." Chasqui 27.1 (Mayo 1998): 173-174.
bullet"Ben A. Heller. Assimilation / Generation / Resurrection: Conrapuntal Readings in the Poetry of José Lezama Lima.London: Associated University Press. 1997." Modern Language Review 93.3 (1998): 870-872.
bullet"Judith A. Payne and Earl E. Fitz. Ambiguity and Gender in the New Novel of Brazil and Spanish America. A Comparative Assessment. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1993.' 225 pp." Chasqui 26.2 (Noviembre 1997):141-143.
bullet"Mary Beth Tierney-Tello. Allegories of Transgression and Transformation: Experimental Fiction by Women Writing Under Dictatorship. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. 286 pp." Chasqui 26.1 (Mayo 1997): 144 - 145.
bullet"Jorge Calvetti. Poemas conjeturales 1948-1991. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editor Latinoamericano. Colección Escritura de Hoy, 1992. 76 pp. Escrito en la tierra. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editor Latinoamericano. Colección Escritura de Hoy, 1994. 139 pp." Chasqui 25.1 (May 1996): 106-108.
bullet"Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal and Carlos Feal. Painting on the Page. Interartistic Approaches to Modern Hispanic Texts. New York: State University of New York Press, 1995. 341 pp." Chasqui 25.1 (May 1996): 114-115.
bullet"Daniel Balderston. Out of Context. Historical Reference and the Representation of Reality in Borges. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1993." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 62.175 (Abril-Junio 1996): 638 - 641.
bullet"Francine Masiello. Between Civilization and Barbarism. Women, Nation, & Literary Culture in Modern Argentina. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 62.174 (Enero-Marzo 1996): 276 - 278.
bullet"Ema Lapidot. Borges and Artificial Intelligence. An Analysis in the Style of Pierre Menard. New York: Peter Lang, 1991. 194 pp. Floyd Merrell. Unthinking Thinking. Jorge Luis Borges, Mathematics, and the New Physics. Indiana: Purdue UP, 1991. 300 pp. Malcom K. Read. Jorge Luis Borges and His Predecessors or Notes Towards a History of Linguistic Idealism. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. 152 pp." Chasqui 24.2 (November 1995): 138-144.
bullet"Elena Oliveras. La metáfora en el arte. Buenos Aires: Almagesto, 1993. 284 pp." Chasqui 24.2 (November 1995): 147-149.
bullet"Ronald S. Méndez-Clark. Onetti y la (in)fidelidad a las reglas del juego. Lanham: University Press of America, 1993. 178 pp. Jack Murray. The Landscapes of Alienation. Ideological Subvertion in Kafka, Céline, and Onetti. Stanford: Stanford UP, 1991. 264 pp. Mark I. Millington. An Analysis of the Short Stories of Juan Carlos Onetti. Fictions of Desire. Volume 1 Studies in Latin American Literature and Culture Series. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen, 1993. 214 pp. Sonia Mattalia. La figura en el tapiz. (Teoría y práctica literaria en Juan Carlos Onetti). London: Tamesis Book Limited, 1990. 193 pp. Juan Carlos Onetti. Goodbyes and Stories. Translated by Daniel Balderston. The Texas Pan American Series. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990. 174 pp." Chasqui 24.2 (November 1995): 149-156.
bullet"Fernando Reati. Nombrar lo innombrable. Violencia política y novela argentina: 1975-1985. Buenos Aires: Legasa, 1992. 268 pp." Chasqui 24.2 (November 1995): 159-161.
bullet"Claudia Ferman. Política y posmodernidad. Hacia una lectura de la anti-modernidad en Latinoamérica. Buenos Aires: Almagesto, 1993." Chasqui 23.2 (November 1994): 164-167. Intercambios. Revista de Psicología y Cultura 1 (April 1995): 61-63.
bullet"John Beverley. Against Literature. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993. 168 pp." Chasqui 23.2 (November 1994): 158-162.
bullet"Carmen Ortiz. Julio Cortázar. Una estética de la búsqueda. Colección Perfiles. Vol. 17. Buenos Aires: Almagesto, 1994." Chasqui 23.2 (November 1994): 162-164.
bullet"Margarita Zamora. Reading Columbus. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993." Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 28.3 (October 1994): 477-479.
bullet"José Rabasa. Inventing A-M-E-R-I-C-A. Spanish Historiography and the Formation of Eurocentrism. Oklahoma Project for Discourse and Theory. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993." NAOS University of Pittsburgh (Winter, Spring-Summer, Fall 1994): 35-37.
bullet"Ester Gimbernat González. Aventuras del desacuerdo. Novelistas argentinas de los 80. Buenos Aires: Danilo Alberto Vergara, 1992." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 166-167 (January-June 1994): 585-588.
bullet"Alicia Borinski. Theoretical Fables: The Pedagogical Dream in Contemporary Latin American Fiction. Philadelphia: U. of Pennsylvania Press, 1993." Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 28.2 (May 1994): 305-307.
bullet"Horacio Armani. Poesía elegida. Buenos Aires: Sudamericana, 1985." & " Horacio Armani. En la sangre del día. Buenos Aires: Sudamericana, 1988." Chasqui 23.1 (May 1994): 114-116.
bullet"Alfredo A. Roggiano: Pedro Henríquez Ureña en México. México: Colección Cátedras / Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de México, 1989." Nuevo Texto Crítico Stanford University 11 (First Semester 1993): 266-268.
bullet"Jacobo Regen. Poemas reunidos. Salta: Ediciones del Tobogán, 1992." Hispanic Journal. Journal of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania 14.1 (Spring 1993): 179-181.
bullet"Susana Tasca. La víspera del ángel. Centro Editor Latinoamericano, 1991." Hispamerica. Revista de Literatura 66 (1993): 132-133.
bullet"Mabel Pagano. Los griegos no existen. Buenos Aires: Almagesto, 1991." Hispamerica. Revista de Literatura 64-65 (April-August 1993): 200-202.
bullet"Alicia Rivero-Potter. Autor/Lector: Huidobro, Borges, Fuentes y Sarduy. Latin American Literature and Culture Series. Detroit: Waine State University Press, 1991." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 162-163 (January-June 1993): 376-379.
bullet"Marithelma Costa y Adelaida López. Las dos caras de la escritura. Puerto Rico: Sin Nombre. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1988." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 162-163 (January-June 1993): 380-382.
bullet"Martín Lienhard. La voz y la huella. Escritura y conflicto étnico-social en América Latina 1492-1988. Hanover: Ediciones del Norte, 1991." Hispania 76.1 (March 1993): 88-89.
bullet"Rosalba Campra. Formas de la memoria. Córdoba: Mundi, 1989." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 158 (January-March 1992): 273-275.
bullet"Roberto González Echevarría. Myth and Archive. A Theory of Latin American Narrative. Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature 3. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 158 (January-March 1992): 275-279.
bullet"Enrique Anderson Imbert. Narraciones completas. 2 vol. Buenos Aires: Corregidor, 1990." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 158 (January-March 1992): 271-273.
bullet"Juana Alcira Arancibia. Poesía telúrica del Noroeste argentino. Buenos Aires: Ayala Palacio, 1989." Hispania 75.1 (March 1992): 100.
bullet"Luis Harss. La patria madre. Montevideo: Arca/Calicanto, 1987." Chasqui 20.2 (November 1991): 156-157.
bullet"Alfredo A. Roggiano. Prisión o transparencia. Argentina: Mundi, 1990." Chasqui 20.2 (Nov. 1991): 154-156.
bullet"Mabel Pagano. Trabajo a reglamento. Buenos Aires: Marymar, 1990." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 155-156 (April-September 1991): 765-767.
bullet"Nancy M. Kason, ed. Los Ensayistas. Argentina: 1955-1989. Georgia Series on Hispanic Thought. The University of Georgia, (1989): 26-27." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 154 (January-March 1991): 396-400.
bullet"Enrico Mario Santí. Escritura y tradición. Texto, crítica y poética en la literatura hispanoamericana. Barcelona: Laia, 1987." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 154 (January-March 1991): 391-396.
bullet"Myron Lichtblau. Rayuela y la creatividad artística. Miami: Ediciones Universal, 1988." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 151 (April-June 1990): 620-621.
bullet"Grínor Rojo. Crítica del exilio. Ensayos sobre literatura latinoamericana actual. Santiago de Chile: Pehuén, 1988." Revista Iberoamericana University of Pittsburgh 151 (April-June 1990): 617-620.

PRESENTATIONS

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Japanese Culture in the Diaspora: Three Japanese-Brazilian Artists.” 17th Annual Conference of the Japan Studies Association. San Francisco, CA. January 6-8, 2011.

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"Border Literatures in the United States.” Graduate Seminar Lecture Series. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. August-September 2009.

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"What Borders? / Why Bother?” MACHL (Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. October 4-6, 2007.

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 “Estudios Fronterizos: perspectivas teóricas de la frontera méxico-norteamericano a Macao” and

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 “Macao como puente cultural entre Asia y América Latina a través del arte”  XIII Congreso FIEALC (Federación Internacional de Estudios Sobre América Latina y el Caribe). “América Latina-Caribe y Asia-Pacífico en el siglo XXI.” Macau, China. September 25-28, 2007. http://www.fiealc2007.org/english/fiealc2007/theme.html

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 “The Life and Works of Jorge Luis Borges.” Freshman Studies Seminar. Lawrence University. Appleton, WI. September 18, 2007.

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 “Painting with Acrylics” Summer Seminar. Lawrence University Bjorklunden Campus. Door County, WI. June 17 – 22, 2007.

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 “Border Literatures in the United States.” Graduate Seminar Lecture Series. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. August-September 2006.

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“Argentina Then and Now.” “Noon hour Philosophers Winter/Spring.” Appleton, WI. January 18, 2006.

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“El cine hispano como sitio de historia, memoria, e identidad.” Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference “History, Memory, Exile.” Pfister Hotel; Milwaukee, WI. November 10-13, 2005.

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“Hispanic, Latino, and Latin American Identities in the United States” Panel at Ripon College. Ripon, WI. October 27, 2005.

bullet "Lecture on Painting. Lecture at the Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte (IUNA). Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 24, 2004.
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“Obras Clásicas en la Eneñanza Universitaria: La experiencia de Lawrence University.” Philadelphia Collage. Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 15, 2004. 
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“Hispanic Identities in the United States.” Fulbright Graduare Seminar. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. July-September 2004.

bullet“Hispanic Identities in the United States.” Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference “The University.” Congress Plaza Hotel; Chicago,   Illinois. November 7 – 9, 2003.
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“Construction of a National Identity in Latin America.”  Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference “Thinking Post-Identity.” Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 8 – 10, 2002.

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“Naturally.”  Gallery talk. Bergstrom-Mahler Museum. Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A. October 27, 2002.

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“La identidad latinoamericana en su arte contemporáneo.” North Central Council of Latin Americanists (NCCLA). University of Wisconsin – Platteville. Platteville, Wisconsin. October 10 - 12, 2002.

bullet Pedro Páramo de Juan Rulfo como metáfora antropológica” Midwest Conference on Latin American Studies. University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. April 18-19, 2002. 
bullet“Making Art in America: a Personal Visual Journey.” Lecture at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrredón.” Buenos Aires, Argentina.  November 9, 2001.
bullet“Spatial Metaphors of the Irrational in Spain: Goya and Dalí.” Lecture at Mortar Board Honor Society’s Series “First Chance / Last Chance.”  Lawrence University. Appleton, Wisconsin. April 10, 2001.
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 “Putting It in Context: Four Contemporary Artists from Argentina.” Lecture at the Wriston Arts Center. Lawrence University. Appleton, Wisconsin. November 17, 2000.

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 “Borges’ Women in Film.”  25th Annual Colloquium on Literature and Film. West Virginia University. Morgantown, West Virginia. October 12 - 14, 2000.

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“The LCSR Program on Line.” Lecture presented at Lynchburg College. Lynchburg, Virginia. March 21, 2000.

bullet “Argentinean Painting.” Lecture presented at Keystone College. LaPlume, Pennsylvania. March 8, 2000.
bullet"Written and Visual Texts in Mid-Century Mexico: Juan Rulfo and Rufino Tamayo." Lecture presented at Lawrence University. Appleton, Wisconsin. January   17, 2000.
bullet"Pedro Paramo en el cine." 24th Annual Colloquium on Literature and Film. West Virginia University. Morgantown, West Virginia. September 16 - 18, 1999.
bullet"Contemporary Art from Latin America at the End of the Century: The Case of Argentina." Virginia Humanities Conference "Anticipating The End: The Experience of the Nineties." Mary Baldwin College. March 19 - 20, 1999.
bullet"Latin American Art at the End of the Century." Swet Briar College. Virginia. February 17, 1999.
bullet"Historia y literatura en Argentina: Santa Evita de Tomas Eloy Martinez.". 24th Annual Hispanic Literatures Conference. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. October 23 - 24, 1998.
bullet"History vs. 'Her-Story' in the Works of Contemporary Argentinean Women Writers." 29th Annual North Eastern Modern Languages Association (NEMLA). Baltimore, Maryland. April 17 - 18, 1998.
bullet"Examining Our Prejudices." Panel Discussion. Maier Museum of Art. Randolph-Macon Women’s College. Lynchburg, Virginia. March 8 - 9, 1998.
bullet"Sketches Series. Contemporary Art from Latin America." Lecture at the Pierre Daura Art Gallery. Lynchburg College. Lynchburg, Virginia. February 11 , 1998.
bullet"Juan Rulfo's Gaze." 22nd Annual Colloquium on Modern Literature and Film. West Virginia University. Morgantown, West Virginia. October 16 - 18, 1997.
bullet"Eterna: La Eva de Mabel." (With E. Hermann). 47th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. East Carolina University. Greenville, North Carolina. October 16 - 18, 1997.
bullet"Sábato pintor." 28th Annual North Eastern Modern Languages Association (NEMLA). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 4 - 5, 1997.
bullet"The Bull Figure as a Marginal Manifestation of the Latin American Sacred." 112th Modern Language Association of America (MLA) Convention. Washington, D.C. December 27 - 30, 1996.
bullet"Argentinean Contemporary Art: Dramas of Identity." 20th Annual International Association for Philosophy and Literature Conference "Dramas of Culture." George Mason University. Fairfax, Virginia. May 7 - 11, 1996.
bullet"Sumisión, silencio, sentencia: la mujer en los cuentos de Borges." (With E. Hermann). 26th Annual North Eastern Modern Languages Association. Montréal, Canada. April 19 - 20, 1996.
bullet"La Gutre, La Colorada, La Intrusa: representación de la mujer en la filmografía de Jorge Luis Borges." VI Conferencia Internacional de la Asociación de Literatura Femenina Hispánica. "La representación femenina: Imagen y escritura." Barnard College. New York, New York. October 19 - 21, 1995.
bullet"‘Macario’ de Juan Rulfo y el espacio de un monólogo." 45th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Radford University. Radford, Virginia. October 5 - 7, 1995.
bullet"Politics and Literature as Seen by Three Contemporary Argentine Women Writers." Latin American Studies Association 19th International Congress (LASA). Washington, D.C. September 28 - 30, 1995.
bullet"Arte actual en U.S.A." National School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón. August 17, 1995 & at "Perez Celis. Actividades Creativas." Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 22, 1995.
bullet"La obra fantástica de Angélica Gorodischer: literatura y política en la Argentina del Proceso." (With E. Hermann). 26th Annual North Eastern Modern Languages Association (NEMLA). Boston, Massachusetts. March 31 - April 1, 1995.
bulletChair Panel "Twentieth Century Mexican Fiction." 26th Annual North Eastern Modern Languages Association (NEMLA). Boston, Massachusetts. March 31 - April 1, 1995.
bullet"The LCSR Program at Lynchburg College - Involving Students in a Community of Scholars." "The Freshman Year Experience." The University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. February 18 -21, 1995.
bullet"Los devorados de Alina Diaconú, la utopía y su expresión." (With E. Hermann). West Georgia College "International Conference on The Hideous and The Sublime in Literature and the Visual Arts, Including Cinema." Atlanta, Georgia. November 22 - 24, 1994.
bulletChair Panel "Autobiografemas de la escritura argentina." 5th International Conference of the Asociación de Literatura Femenina Hispánica. "Modalidades de representación del sujeto auto/bio/gráfico femenino." Davidson College. Davidson, North Carolina. October 20 - 22, 1994.
bullet"Literatura y relación social y cultural de las Américas." (With E. Hermann). 6th Biennial Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. September 30 - October 2, 1994.
bullet"La utopía y su voz: Alina Diaconú." (With E. Hermann). American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) 1994 Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 7 - 11, 1994.
bullet"Lex dura lex sed lex: el derecho en la obra de Juan Rulfo." 30th Congreso del Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana (IILI). University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 12 - 16, 1994.
bullet"Alina Diaconú-Josefina Robirosa. Their 'Blue Lagoon' Symbolic Dual Representation." (With E. Hermann). 25th Annual North Eastern Modern Languages Association (NEMLA). Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April 8 - 10, 1994.
bullet"A Character-Author in Search of Her Voice in Reina Roffé's La rompiente." (With E. Hermann). Annual Conference of the Study for Latin American Studies. University of Liverpool. The Institute of Latin American Studies. Liverpool, England. March 25 - 27, 1994.
bullet"Argentina, Brazil, Chile: Democracy & Market Economics." 1994 "Great Decisions Lecture Series." Lynchburg Public Library. Sponsored by the YWCA. Lynchburg, Virginia. March 9, 1994.
bullet"The LCSR Program at Lynchburg College." The Freshman Year Experience.The University of South Carolina. Crystal City Marriot, Arlington, Virginia. November 18 - 20, 1993.
bullet"Te amo, te odio: videncia y ceguera en Ernesto Sábato." West Georgia College "International Conference on Representations of Love and Hate." Atlanta, Georgia. October 22 - 24, 1993.
bullet"Pedro Páramo como novela regionalista." Mid America Conference on Hispanic Literature. Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri. October 14 - 17, 1993.
bullet"La rompiente: to Break the Silence." (With E. Hermann). 43rd Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Clemson University. Clemson, South Carolina. October 7 - 9, 1993.
bullet"Lecture on Painting." National School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón. Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 19, 1993.
bullet"Women and Literature in Argentina." (With E. Hermann). Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) 1993 Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. August 9 - 13, 1993.
bullet"People with Me." (With E. Hermann). Midlands Conference on Language & Literature. Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska. April 2 - 3, 1993.
bullet"Social Changes in Argentina: Three Argentinean Women Writers Raise Their Voices." (With E. Hermann). West Georgia College "International Conference on The Word and The World of Discovery." Atlanta, Georgia. October 16 - 18, 1992.
bullet"La rompiente: integración de un mundo alienado y en fragmentos." (With E. Hermann). 18th Annual Hispanic Literatures Conference. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. October 9 - 10, 1992.
bullet"Internal Exiles: Images of Travel in Some Contemporary Argentinean Women Writers." (With E. Hermann). 42nd Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. October 8 - 10, 1992.
bullet"Exilios internos: el tema del viaje en cinco escritoras argentinas actuales." (With E. Hermann) American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). 5th Biennial Northeast Regional Meeting. Manchester, New Hampshire. September 24 - 26, 1992.
bullet"Justicia y política en los cuentos de tres escritoras argentinas." (With E. Hermann). American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Cancún, México. August 9 - 13, 1992.
bullet"Colleges and Universities in the U.S.A." Lecture presented at the Instituto Cultural Argentino Norteamericano (I.C.A.N.A.). Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 13, 1992.
bullet"Justice and Politics: Three Argentinean Women Writers May Have Something to Say." Lecture presented at East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, Tennessee. April 14, 1992.
bullet"Lecture on Painting." Lecture presented at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. Richmond, Virginia. April 13, 1992.
bullet"Existe una literatura femenina?" (With E. Hermann). Twentieth-Century Literature Conference. University of Louisville. Louisville, Kentucky. February 26 - 29, 1992.
bullet"Philosophizing the Myth: Rodolfo Kusch and Juan Rulfo." West Georgia College "International Conference on Myth and Fantasy." Atlanta, Georgia. October 25 - 27, 1991.
bullet"Las fotografías de Juan Rulfo." Mid America Conference on Hispanic Literature. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 3 - 5, 1991.
bullet"Madness and Surrealism." West Viginia University Annual Colloquium on Modern Literature and Film. West Viginia University. Morgantown, West Virginia, September 19 - 21, 1991.
bullet"Ritual and Myth in Juan Rulfo's ‘Luvina.’" The College Language Association. Benedict College. Columbia, South Carolina. April 17 - 20, 1991.
bullet"Escritura femenina en tres escritoras argentinas." Lecture at the University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia. April 11, 1991.             
bullet"‘Luvina’ de Juan Rulfo como manifestación del pensar seminal." 15th Annual Meeting Philological Association of the Carolinas. University of North Carolina. Charlotte, North Carolina. February 28 - March 2, 1991.
bullet"Historia e historias de escritoras argentinas." Twentieth-Century Literature Conference. University of Louisville. Louisville, Kentucky. February 20 - 23, 1991.
bullet"Alienation Mexican Style: Juan Rulfo's ‘Macario’." International Rhetoric Council Annual Conference. University of San Diego. San Diego, California. November 16 - 17, 1990.
bullet"The Space of the Irrational." West Georgia College "International Conference on Surrealism and the Oneiric Process in Literature and the Visual Arts"" Atlanta, Georgia. October 26 - 28, 1990.
bullet"Argentina: The Female Voice." 16th Congreso de Literaturas Hispánicas. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. October 19 - 20, 1990.
bullet"The Space in Los pazos de Ulloa." Mid America Conference on Hispanic Literature. University of Colorado at Boulder. Boulder, Colorado. October 4 - 6, 1990.
bullet"Argentinean Writers." 10h Annual Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio. May 16 - 18, 1990.
bullet"Corpus Rulfi. Juan Rulfo's Bodies in Space." "Bodies in Space: Constructions and Representations of Space, Place and Time." 15th Annual International Association for Philosophy and Literature at the University of California, Irvine. Irvine, California. April 26 - 28, 1990.
bullet"El espacio en Juan Rulfo." Mid America Conference on Hispanic Literature. The University of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas. November 9 - 11, 1989.

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