| Maria
Jose Bordera
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Originally from Alicante
(Spain), Dr. Bordera-Amerigo joined the faculty in the Department
of Romance Languages in September, 2004. Dr. Bordera-Amerigo’s
teaching interests focuses on Spanish Peninsular Literature
and culture of the 20th Century. She has taught all levels
of language classes and advanced courses such as the Special
topics titled “A World of their Own: The Female Subject
and the Politics of Nation[al] Identity in Francoist Spain,”
which explores the historic and cultural factors that determined
the female identity during the Franco Regime through the analysis
of literary text and film. Her research interests span from
Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film to Gender and Performance
Studies as well as Women Studies. Her second research project
is related to the social and cultural issues raised by the
Hispanic immigration in the United States and Spain. She is
currently working with Prof. Susan Parker from the Psychology
Department on a new FYC course for the academic year 2006-2007
related to that subject matter.
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