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Academic Background
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Previous Teaching Experience
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Full name:
Place of birth:
Date of birth:
Citizenship: |
Luis Daniel Torres-Rodríguez
Caguas, Puerto Rico
March 9, 1961
U.S. citizen |
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| Present Status:
Associate Professor of Spanish at Ohio University |
| Education: |
| 1990: |
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Ph.D. in Spanish
(with Honors)
University of Cincinnati,
Ohio |
| 1986: |
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M.A. in Spanish
(with Honors)
The State University of
New York @ StonyBrook |
| 1984: |
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B.A. in Comparative
Literature and Hispanic Studies (with Honors)
Universidad de Puerto Rico
(Río Piedras Campus) |
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| Other
Studies |
| 1983: |
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Spring Semester
in the Ortega y Gasset Foundation at Toledo, Spain |
| 1986: |
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Summer Program
in the Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) |
| 1988: |
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Summer Session
in The School of Criticism and Theory (Dartmouth College, NH) |
| 1991: |
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NEH Seminar on
the Foreign Language Instruction Through Literary Texts (University of
Madison, WI) |
| 1991: |
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Fulbright-Hays
Group Projects Abroad Collaborative Resource Teams for Curriculum Development
on Issues in Global Education: Modernization in Southern Brazil (in the
states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and São
Paulo) |
| 1995: |
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Four-Day Oral
Proficiency Interview (OPI) Training Workshop at McGill University (Montreal,
Canada) sponsored by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
| 1996: |
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Acting Workshop
on The Using of Drama in Language Learning (Centro Cultural Dante, Mérida,
Yucatán, Mexico) conducted by the British actor Julian Sedgwick |
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| Fields
of Specialization |
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Colonial Latin American Literature:
(Emphasis: Baroque Poetry)
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Twentieth Century Latin American
Literature (Emphasis: Poetry)
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Spanish Language (for English
speaking students)
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| Other
Areas of Interest |
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Comparative Literature
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Literary Theory and Criticism
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Spanish Golden Age (Emphasis:
Poetry)
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Pre-Columbian Literatures and
Cultures
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Luso-Brazilian Literature and
Culture
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Caribbean Literature
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Creative Writing
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Relations between Spanish and
Latin
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American Literatures
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Spanish Language and Coordination
(Beginning, Intermediate,
and Advanced level)
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| Teaching
Interests |
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Colonial Latin American Literature
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Latin American Baroque (Poetry)
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Latin American Literature: Twentieth
Century
(Poetry, Narrative and Essay)
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Hispanic Cultures
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Spanish and Latin American Civilizations
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Poetry Workshops
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Golden Age and Contemporary
Spanish Literature
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| Previous
Teaching Experience |
| 1984-1986: |
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Teaching Assistant
(SUNY @ Stony Brook) |
| 1986-1988: |
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Graduate Teaching
Assistant (University of Cincinnati) |
| 1988-1989: |
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Instructor of
Spanish (The Ohio State University) |
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| Courses
Taught at SUNY @ Stony Brook |
| Spanish 111-112: |
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Beginning Spanish
(Full-Year Course) |
| Spanish 192: |
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Advanced Spanish
Conversation (Summer Session) |
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| Courses
Taught at the University of Cincinnati |
| Spanish
105: |
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Beginning Spanish
(Second Quarter) |
| Spanish
106: |
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Beginning Spanish
(Third Quarter) |
| Spanish
113: |
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Intermediate
Spanish (Summer Session) |
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| Courses
Taught at The Ohio State University |
| Spanish
110: |
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Beginning Spanish
(Intensive) |
| Spanish
104.04: |
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Intermediate
Spanish (Political Thought of Latin America) |
| Spanish
111: |
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Beginning Spanish
(Intensive - Second Quarter) |
| Spanish
103.01: |
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Beginning Spanish
(Third Quarter) |
| Spanish
104.01: |
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Intermediate
Basic Course |
| Spanish
104.02: |
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Special Section
(Spanish Through Theater) |
| Spanish
401: |
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Review of Spanish
Grammar for Majors |
| Spanish
402: |
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Conversational
Spanish for Majors |
| Spanish
151: |
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Introduction
of Latin American Culture and Literature |
| Spanish
404: |
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Spanish Pronunciation
for Majors |
| Spanish
293: |
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Independent Study
on Spanish Composition |
| Spanish
693: |
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Independent Study
on 20th Century Puerto Rican Novel |
| Spanish
693: |
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Independent Study
on Contemporary Latin American Fiction |
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| Courses
Taught at Ohio University |
| Spanish
111: |
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Elementary Spanish |
| Spanish
113: |
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Elementary Spanish |
| Spanish
211: |
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Second Year Spanish |
| Spanish
212: |
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Second Year Spanish |
| Spanish
213: |
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Second Year Spanish |
| Spanish
341: |
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Advanced Conversation
and Composition I |
| Spanish
342: |
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Advanced Conversation
and Composition II |
| Spanish
343: |
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Advanced Conversation
and Composition III |
| Spanish
698: |
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Independent Study
in Spanish
(Sor Juana Inés de
la Cruz: A Colonial Latin American Woman Writer) |
| Spanish
698: |
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Independent Study
in Spanish
(Una lectura política
a las obras de Gabriel García Márquez) |
| Spanish
698: |
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Independent Study
in Spanish
(La literatutra testimonial
en Latinoamérica) |
| Spanish
698: |
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Independent Study
in Spanish
(Antipoesía conversacional
en Hispanoamérica |
| Spanish
698: |
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Independent Study
in Spanish
(La literatura latinoamericana
producida en los Estados Unidos) |
| Spanish
698: |
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Independent Study
in Spanish
(Literatura regional en
Hispanoamérica) |
| Spanish
4/543: |
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Spanish American
Literature
(Main movements of Spanish
American literature from Colonial period through Modernismo) |
| Spanish
356: |
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Introduction
to Spanish Literature
(Spanish and Spanish American
poetry) |
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| Foreign Literatures
in English 336: |
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Spanish American
Literature (Sex and Politics in Latin American Lit.) |
| Foreign Literatures
in English 336: |
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Latino/a Writers
in the USA |
| Foreign Literatures
in English: |
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Gay and Lesbian
Writers in Latin America |
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| Spanish
602: |
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Graduate Seminar
on Gabriel García Márquez |
| Spanish
602: |
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Graduate Seminar
on Avant-Garde Latin American Literature |
| Spanish
435: |
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Undergraduate
Pro-seminar class on Contemporary Latin American Literature |
| Spanish
602: |
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Graduate Seminar
on Women Writers in Latin America |
| Spanish
4/548: |
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Sex and Politics
in Latin American Literature and Film |
| Spanish
355: |
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Introduction
to Spanish Literature (prose) |
| Spanish
448: |
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Contemporary
Latin American Fiction (emphasis on Minorities such as Indians, Afro-Caribbeans,
Jews, Lesbians and Gays, etc.) |
| Spanish
548: |
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Contemporary
Latin American Poetry |
| Spanish
548: |
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Feminist Theory
from Latin America |
| Spanish
443: |
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Colonial Latin
American Literature (emphasis on women from La Malinche through Gertrudis
Gómez de Avellaneda) |
| Spanish
543: |
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Barroco y Neobarroco
en Hispanoamérica |
| Spanish
603: |
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Graduate Seminar
on Latin American Erotica |
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| Related
Academic Experience |
| 1993-present: |
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Co-director of the OU Study
Abroad Program in Mérida, Mexico (January through March)
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| 1992: |
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Faculty Advisor for H.I.P. (Hispanics
in Progress)
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| 1991-present: |
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Graduate Academic Advisor (in
charge of the orientation and career planning of the Masters of Spanish
students) in the Department of Modern Languages at Ohio University
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Member of the Board of Managers
at the United Campus Ministry at Ohio University
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| 1990: |
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Spanish Language Coordinator
in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (The Ohio State University)
Summer session
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Member of the Language Fair
and Language Camp Committee in the
Department of Modern Languages at Ohio
University
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Faculty Advisor for Spanish
Majors in the Department of Modern Languages at Ohio University
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Faculty Advisor for "Noticias
Hispánicas" (Newsletter by the Spanish Majors in the Department
of Modern Languages at Ohio University)
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Faculty Advisor for the Latin
American Culture Club at Ohio University
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| 1990-93: |
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Participation in the Literary
Workshop at Ohio University with professors and graduate students
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| 1989: |
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Spanish Language Coordinator
in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (The Ohio State
University) Summer session
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Participation in the Graduate
Poetry Workshop at The Ohio State University
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Member of the Graduate Theory
Group at The Ohio State University
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| 1988: |
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Member of the Ad Hoc Committee
on Special Events at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
(The Ohio State University)
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Member of the Outreach Committee
at the Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures (University of Cincinnati)
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Consultant for the sessions
on Latin American Literature for the Eighth Cincinnati Romance Languages
and Literatures Conference
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Member of the Graduate Student
Association Committee
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| 1987: |
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Member of the Procedures and
Curriculum Committee at the Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures
(University of Cincinnati)
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| 1986: |
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Participation in the Graduate
Poetry Workshop at the University of Cincinnati
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| 1985: |
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Co-director of the Graduate
Poetry Workshop, in collaboration with professors Hilda Pato and Jaime
A. Giordano (SUNY @ Stony Brook)
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Member of the Evaluation Committee
of the Hispanic Students Association Code (SUNY @ Stony Brook)
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| 1984: |
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Student Representative of the
Comparative Literature Majors at the University of Puerto Rico (Río
Piedras Campus)
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| 1983: |
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Student Representative of the
Student Body on the Governing Council of the UPR (Río Piedras Campus)
Honor Program
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Member of the Evaluation Committee
of the Honor Program Student Code at the UPR (Río Piedras Campus)
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Member of the "Semana de la
lengua" Committee at the Ortega y Gasset Foundation (Toledo, Spain)
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| 1982: |
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Student Representative of the
Hispanic Studies Majors at the UPR (Río Piedras Campus)
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Member of the Evaluation Committee
of the Hispanic Studies Seminar at the UPR (Río Piedras Campus)
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| 1981: |
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Member of the Poetry Workshop
directed by María Arrillaga at the UPR (Río Piedras Campus)
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| 1980: |
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Member of the Poetry Workshop
directed by Beatriz Iranzo de Berrocal at the UPR (Río Piedras Campus)
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| Languages |
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Native speaker of Spanish
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Near-fluent in Portuguese
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Working knowledge of French
and Italian
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