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Professor of Spanish, she received her Ph.D. from Northwestern. Her teaching and research focus on contemporary Latin American narrative and theater with a strong interest in women's writings. Among the courses she teaches are "Women Writers in Latin America and Recent Trends in Latin American Narrative: Testimony and Pop Culture." She has published on authors such as Griselda Gambaro, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. She has been co-coordinator of Latin American Studies and has on occasion led the Spanish winter seminar in Morelia, Mexico. Her other travel experiences include Argentina, Guatemala, and Spain.
His area of specialization is 20th century Spanish literature (essay, novel and poetry) and film. Other fields of interest are literary theory, rhetoric, philology and the relationship between literature and philosophy. He has taught semiotics, literary theory and narratology at the University of La Havana.Associate Professor of Spanish, he obtained his Licenciatura at the University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, and his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. His research and his teaching focus on the relationship between literary experimentation and cultural discourses in contexts marked by social heterogeneity, particularly in the Andean area. He has published articles on contemporary Latin American poetry and narrative, and a book, Sujeto a cambio, on the work of César Vallejo. He is currently working on a project on society, politics, and representation in Peru (1960-2000).
A joint appointment between the Carleton and St. Olaf History Departments, she earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University. Her research interests remain focused on twentieth-century Argentine intellectual history, and she has published articles on Argentine cultural nationalism, the Argentine gaucho, and responses to immigration in various scholarly journals and edited volumes. Currently she is working on a book-length manuscript that examines changing ideas about nationhood and national identity in Argentina from independence through the 1930s. In recent years she has developed a secondary interest in Cuba, and has organized a St. Olaf off-campus study program in Cuba which she leads every other year. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the NYC-based Center for Cuban Studies.
Adjunct Instructor in Spanish, she was born in La Habana, Cuba. Her main interests are Foreign Language Education and Cuban studies, especially Cuban American Literature. She has traveled to Spain, Central and South America and the Caribbean. In 1994 she returned to Cuba after 34 years, where she still has family and friends.
Associate Professor in Spanish, he received his Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from Princeton University. He has a broad knowledge of both Latin American and Peninsular literature. His major area of specialization is the Spanish Golden Age. His interests include literature, philosophy and art. Humberto will be leading the Carleton in Madrid Program, Fall 2002.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology (M.Phil. Cambridge, Ph.D. Harvard), he is interested in the ethnography of the Greater Southwest and Mesoamerica. In Mexico, he has conducted research among the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Tzotzil of Chiapas, and Yuman groups in Baja California. His current research focuses on the politics of identity, symbolism, and interethnic relations in the Sierra Tarahumara of northwest Mexico. At Carleton, he teaches courses on the comparative history of native peoples and that state in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.; ethnicity, gender, and exchange in Latin America; and anthropological approaches to the study of religion, economics, and indigenous rights.
Assistant Professor of Spanish, she received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from University of Minnesota. At Carleton she teaches 19th Century Latin American Literature. Her main interests include Central American literature, cultural and critical theory, comparative studies of modernity, and Latin American intellectual history. Professor López is the co-translator of Nester García Canglini's "Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Exiting Modernity." She is currently working on a book of essays on aesthetics and culture entitled "Frankfurt Minima" which focuses on the relationship between Latin American Criticism and German Critical Theory.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, a native of Miami, Florida, who received his Ph.D. at Columbia University. His dissertation examined subnational industry policy in Brazil and Spain and is currently under review for publication as a book. He has published several scholarly articles, including contributions to Comparataive Politics, Current History, and the Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (now titled, Latin American Politics and Society). In addition to his book, Professor Montero is working on two multiple-author volumes; one on decentralization in Latin America in comparative perspective and a second on subnational economic governance. He is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese, and has done field research in Brazil, Spain, and Mexico. His courses for Latin American Studies include Latin American Politics, comparative democratization ("The Global Resurgence of Democracy"), and research seminars on the political economy of Latin American and an innovative course, Comparing Mexico and China, that leads students through field work in Mexico.
Visiting Instructor in History and Latin American Studies, is completing his Ph.D. in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His dissertation, "The Paper Trails of Empire: Spanish Bureaucratic Knowledges, 1863-1900," analyzes the imperial bureaucracy of that administered Spain's late nineteenth century colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam. The research for this dissertation was undertaken mostly as a Fulbright scholar in Madrid, Spain. Trained as a Latin Americanist historian, his interest in imperialism and colonialism have led to work from a broad comparative perspective. In the Winter of 2001 he will be teaching a course entitled "Colonial Cultures in the Modern World" where, in addition to Latin America, students will examine colonial situations in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, she received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University. Her research interests concern rural development, grassroots action, and social change. Currently, her research focuses on agricultural development, ethnic relations, and social movements on Paraguay's eastern frontier. She has also conducted research on rural development and migration patterns in Mexico, and has served as a consultant on both urban and rural devlopment projects for the Inter-American Devlopment Bank and the Fundacion Intermon. At Carleton, she teaches courses on Third World development, population and global hunger, social movements, and the ethnography of Latin America.
Senior Lecturer in Spanish, she did her graduate work at the University of Michigan. She specializes in foreign language pedagogy, oversees the Language Assistant Program and is largely responsible for implementation of activities related to the Beginning and Intermediate levels of Spanish. She regularly directs the Carleton Program in Morelia.
Last modified: 1-Feb-2001
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