TEACHING
I believe in pedagogical dynamism that encourages critical thinking, academic rigor, and meaningful creativity among my students. I teach a wide range of courses at Wellesley College, including Spanish language courses, Latin American literature, cultures, poetry, human rights, and cinema. Much of my research informs and revitalizes my teaching efforts.
COURSES
Intermediate Spanish I and II
Introduction to Hispanic Studies: Culture, Politics, and Creativity
The Making of Latin American Cultures
Latin American Cinema
New Argentine Cinema
Argentine Women Filmmakers
Affect and Emotions in Latin American Cinema and Literature
Youths in Argentine Fiction and Film
SUMMER COURSES
Elementary Spanish I and II
Intermediate Spanish I and II
Introduction to Hispanic Studies: Culture, Politics, and Creativity
SUMMER 2020 & 2021
SPAN 241-02 Culture, Politics, and Creativity
(https://courses.wellesley.edu/)
This course studies cultural expressions as invigorating glimpses into socio-political realities of Latin America and Spain. We will explore how writers, film directors, poets, and artists respond to social demands, political changes, and cultural shifts in particular times, places, and communities. Selected works engage students with diverse cultural repertoires of the Hispanic world in interdisciplinary ways. We will spotlight the relationship between political violence and literature in Argentina and Chile; displacement and photography in Spain and Uruguay; domestic workers and film in Mexico and Peru; education and artistic activism in El Salvador and Nicaragua; and exile and poetry in Cuba and Paraguay.
Synchronous course. On-screen participation is essential. Blogs, exams, and group projects will refine students’ writing, reading, listening, and speaking proficiency.
