LANGUAGES OFFERED

SPANISH PROFESSORS
Dr. Eugenia Afinoguénova Associate Professor Ph.D. 1999; Georgetown University 20th-Century Spanish Peninsular Literature and Cultural Studies European Intellectual History Film Studies Literature and Visual Arts TIME, ROUTES, AND PLACES OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY TRAVELERS IN SPAIN (STUDENT-FACULTY INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT)
Dr. Raquel Aguilú de Murphy Associate Professor, Retired Ph.D. 1984; University of Wisconsin-Madison 20th Century Latin American Drama 20th Century Latin American Short Story
Dr. Pilar Bellver Assistant Professor Ph.D. 1997; University of Pittsburgh Hispanic Languages and Literatures Certificate in Cultural Studies 20th Century Latin American Literature First person narratives by US Latina writers Contemporary Mexican border narrative
Dr. Germán Carrillo Professor Ph.D. 1969; University of Illinois, Urbana 20th-Century Literature in general (Peninsular and Latin American) Specific Studies on some of the writers of "the boom" and "post-boom": the 80's and the 90's Gabriel García Márquez as special topic Colonial Latin American Literature Poetry and Short Story REALISMO E IRREALIDAD EN LA NARRATIVA HISPANOAMERICANA Sigma Delta Pi
Dr. Belén Castañeda Associate Dean of the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences Associate Professor Ph.D. 1987; University of Wisconsin-Madison 20th Century - Spanish American Narrative Mario Vargas Llosa Spanish and Spanish American Civilization Generalist
Dr. Dinorah Cortes-Velez Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2006; University of Wisconsin-Madison Colonial Latin American literature and culture Barroco de Indias/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Spanish Renaissance and Baroque Female writing/ Feminist ethics Hispanic Caribbean literature
Dr. Scott Dale Associate Professor Ph.D. 1997; University of Pennsylvania 18th and 19th-Century Literature of Spain Epistolary and Travel Literature Modern Peninsular Novel Books: La Pensadora Gaditana (2005) Novela Innovadora en las "Cartas Marruecas" de Cadalso (1998) Homepage
Dr. Armando González-Pérez Professor Ph.D. 1970; Michigan State University Medieval & Renaissance Spanish Literature Spanish & Spanish American Poetry Afro-Hispanic Literature Caribbean Literature Latino Literature Language and Culture Language for the Professions Presencia Negra: Teatro Cubano de la Diáspora (Anthlogía Crítica). Madrid: Betania, 1999.
Dr. Todd Hernández Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2004; University of Kansas Foreign Language Education Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Methodology Classroom-based Second Language Acquisition Language Assessment
Dr. Nelson López Rojas Visiting Professor Ph.D. Binghamton University, New York, 2010 Second Language Acquisition Central American Literature Latin American Studies Translation Studies Brazilian Studies Linguistics nelson.lopezrojas@mu.edu Books: Tales of Clay: A Translation of Salarrué (2011) Ao Redor do Mundo (2011) Misa do Galo e Outros Contos de Machado de Assis (2010)
Dr. Jason Meyler Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2006; State University of New York - Stony Brook US Latino Literature Latin American Modernismo Music and Film emphasizing a pan-American perspective Twentieth Century Latin American Poetry with an Andean concentration Twenty-First and Twentieth Century Latin American, Latino and Chicano Theatre
Dr. Anne Pasero Professor, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Ph.D. 1979; University of Southern California Golden Age Spanish Literature 20th-Century Spanish Literature Hispanic Poetry
Dr. Julia Paulk Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2003; Indiana University - Bloomington 19th Century Spanish American Narrative Inter-American Studies Antislavery Literature of the Americas

SPANISH PROFESSORS

Dr. Eugenia Afinoguénova

Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1999; Georgetown University

20th-Century Spanish Peninsular Literature and Cultural Studies
European Intellectual History
Film Studies
Literature and Visual Arts
TIME, ROUTES, AND PLACES OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY TRAVELERS IN SPAIN (STUDENT-FACULTY INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT)

Dr. Raquel Aguilú de Murphy

Associate Professor, Retired
Ph.D. 1984; University of Wisconsin-Madison

20th Century Latin American Drama
20th Century Latin American Short Story

Dr. Pilar Bellver

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 1997; University of Pittsburgh

Hispanic Languages and Literatures
Certificate in Cultural Studies 20th Century Latin American Literature
First person narratives by US Latina writers
Contemporary Mexican border narrative

Dr. Germán Carrillo

Professor
Ph.D. 1969; University of Illinois, Urbana

20th-Century Literature in general (Peninsular and Latin American)
Specific Studies on some of the writers of "the boom" and "post-boom": the 80's and the 90's
Gabriel García Márquez as special topic
Colonial Latin American Literature
Poetry and Short Story
REALISMO E IRREALIDAD EN LA NARRATIVA HISPANOAMERICANA
Sigma Delta Pi

Dr. Belén Castañeda

Associate Dean of the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1987; University of Wisconsin-Madison

20th Century - Spanish American Narrative
Mario Vargas Llosa
Spanish and Spanish American Civilization
Generalist

Dr. Dinorah Cortes-Velez

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2006; University of Wisconsin-Madison

Colonial Latin American literature and culture
Barroco de Indias/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Spanish Renaissance and Baroque
Female writing/ Feminist ethics
Hispanic Caribbean literature

Dr. Scott Dale

Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1997; University of Pennsylvania

18th and 19th-Century Literature of Spain
Epistolary and Travel Literature
Modern Peninsular Novel

Books:

La Pensadora Gaditana (2005)
Novela Innovadora en las "Cartas Marruecas" de Cadalso (1998)

Homepage

Dr. Armando González-Pérez

Professor
Ph.D. 1970; Michigan State University

Medieval & Renaissance Spanish Literature
Spanish & Spanish American Poetry
Afro-Hispanic Literature
Caribbean Literature
Latino Literature
Language and Culture
Language for the Professions
Presencia Negra: Teatro Cubano de la Diáspora (Anthlogía Crítica). Madrid: Betania, 1999.

Dr. Todd Hernández

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2004; University of Kansas

Foreign Language Education
Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Methodology
Classroom-based Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment

Dr. Nelson López Rojas

Visiting Professor
Ph.D. Binghamton University, New York, 2010

Second Language Acquisition
Central American Literature
Latin American Studies
Translation Studies
Brazilian Studies
Linguistics

nelson.lopezrojas@mu.edu

Books:

Tales of Clay: A Translation of Salarrué (2011)
Ao Redor do Mundo (2011)
Misa do Galo e Outros Contos de Machado de Assis (2010)

Dr. Jason Meyler

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2006; State University of New York - Stony Brook

US Latino Literature
Latin American Modernismo
Music and Film emphasizing a pan-American perspective
Twentieth Century Latin American Poetry with an Andean concentration
Twenty-First and Twentieth Century Latin American, Latino and Chicano Theatre

Dr. Anne Pasero

Professor, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D. 1979; University of Southern California

Golden Age Spanish Literature
20th-Century Spanish Literature
Hispanic Poetry

Dr. Julia Paulk

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2003; Indiana University - Bloomington

19th Century Spanish American Narrative
Inter-American Studies
Antislavery Literature of the Americas

SPANISH ADJUNCTS
Dr. Lauren Applegate Adjunct Instructor A.B.D in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Santa Barbara; 2009 M.A. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Santa Barbara; 2008
Dr. Omega Burckhardt Adjunct Instructor PH.D. 2009; University of Kansas M.A. in Hispanic Literature, 1999: University of Kansas A.B.D. in Hispanic Literature, 2003: University of Kansas
Mrs. Consuelo Carrillo Adjunct Instructor M.A. in Spanish, 1985; Marquette University
Ms. Ana Escudero Adjunct Instructor M.A. in Spanish, 1996; Marquette University
Ms. Jessica Martin Adjunct Instructor M.A. in Spanish; 2006; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ms. Maria Teresa Pares-Toral Adjunct Instructor M.A. in Spanish, 2005; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ms. Amalia Petrusha Adjunct Instructor M.A. in Spanish, 2002; Marquette University
Ms. Gabriela Vecchio Adjunct Instructor M.A. in Spanish, 2009, Boston College M.A. in Philosophy, 2007, Boston College

SPANISH ADJUNCTS

Dr. Lauren Applegate

Adjunct Instructor
A.B.D in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Santa Barbara; 2009
M.A. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Santa Barbara; 2008

Dr. Omega Burckhardt

Adjunct Instructor PH.D. 2009; University of Kansas
M.A. in Hispanic Literature, 1999: University of Kansas
A.B.D. in Hispanic Literature, 2003: University of Kansas