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General Interests
"My current research focuses on the intersections of literature and journalism in contemporary Spain. Specifically, I look at how women gained a public voice and established themselves as political subjects through journalism during Spain's transition to democracy in the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. In my teaching, I strive to incorporate authentic contemporary texts and media into both language and literature courses. I feel that exposure to these varied texts will help students learn the nuances of the Spanish language as well as give them a deeper understanding of the various cultures that comprise the Spanish-speaking world."
Years at Knox: 2010 to present
Education
Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago.
M.A., 2003, The University of Texas-Austin.
B.A., 1997, Knox College.
Teaching Interests
19th-21st Century Spanish and Catalan literature, culture, journalism, and film; post Civil War novel; autobiography; critical theory.
Honors/Grants
Doolittle-Harrison Research and Travel Fellowship: The University of Chicago, 2010.
Center for Latin American Studies Tinker Field Research Grant: The University of Chicago, 2008.
The University of Chicago Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Research Fellowship, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2007.
Knox College Sally Coleman Prize in Spanish, 1997.
Publications
"Personal Writing Goes Public: Social Commentary on Women's Lives in Carme Riera's Temps d'una espera," Tejuelo 10 (January 2011): 59-71.
Presentations
"Women, Journalism, and Shaping Cultural Identity During the Spanish Transition to Democracy." Roundtable on Literary Journalism: Telling Stories, Defining Citizenship. Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Louis, Missouri, August 10-13, 2011.
"Men Wanted: The Changing View of Relationships in Post-Transition Spain." Carolina Conference on Romance Literatures, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, March 24-26, 2011.
"Periodical Manifestations: Women Representing Culture and Claiming Public Space through Journalism." Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, April 2010.
"Personal Writing Goes Public: Social Commentary on Women's Lives in the Diaries of Carme Riera and Montserrat Roig." Conference in Honor of Carme Riera. Estudios transatlánticos en la obra de Carme Riera: voz, escritura e identidad. Catholic University of America. Washington, D.C., March 2010.
"Literary Journalism?: Women Journalists Telling the Story of the Transition to Democracy in Spain." Annual Conference of the American Comparative Literature Association, Global Languages, Local Cultures, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 2009.
"Ceguera de amor: A Satiric Portrayal of Spain's Fifth Centennial Celebration." "Spanishness" in the
Spanish Novel and Cinema of the 20th-21st Century, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, March 2008.
"Desde la perspectiva femenina: Fuenteovejuna en 1999." La puesta en escena de los clásicos. Instituto
Cervantes, Chicago, Illinois, October 2006.
"Fate and the Author in Morir (un moment abans de morir)." XXXII Congreso Annual de Literaturas
Hispánicas. Cine y Literatura, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, October 2006.
"La hora violeta: Memory as Strategy in the Rebuilding of Catalan Identity." 58th Annual Kentucky
Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, April 2005.
Campus & Community Involvement
Volunteer, Knox Prairie Community Kitchen, Galesburg, Illinois, 2010-present.
Tutor, Proyecto Odisea/Odyssey Project. Illinois Humanities Council. Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2008.
