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Faculty Profile
Dr. Laura Redruello
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Dr. Laura Redruello
Assistant Professor of Spanish |
Education:
- Ph.D Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Vanderbilt University, (December 2005). Title of dissertation: “Discursive Transgressions: Culture and the Special Period in Cuba.”
- Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, December 1999.
- Bachelor Degree, Mass Media Communications. Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 1995.
Research and Scholarly Interests:
Latin American literature, 20th and 21st century fiction; national and cultural identity within the literature, music and film of the Caribbean with a focus on Cuban Cultural Production.
Publications:
- "Habana Abieta: el reencuentro en el documental cubano", La Gaceta de Cuba 2, (2006)
- "La presencia de la mujer en el espacio fílmico cubano” in Language and Identity in Chicano/Latino Discourse: Edited By Monica Cantero. Muenchen: Lincom GMBH (2006)
- “Diferencias genéricas en el discurso fílmico cubano: el caso de Suite Habana.” Revista Encuentros en la cultura cubana 36, (February 2005)
- “La intertextualidad como transgresión. Nicolás Guillén en el rap cubano.”CARIBE: Revista de Literatura y cultura 7: 1 (2005).
- “La mujer en el espacio fílmico de Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.” La palabra y el hombre 132, Universidad Veracruzana, (2004).
- “Escribir en Cuba: "Creer, mentir o callar" Una conversación con el escritor cubano Arturo Arango.” CARIBE: Revista de Literatura y cultura 6:2 (Winter 2003-2004)
- “Disparidad discursiva en los márgenes de la Habana”, Colorado Review of Hispanic Studies1 (2003)
Presentations In Academic Conferences:
- “Discursive Transgressions: Culture and the Special Period in Cuba” (by invitation). Yale University. January, 2006.
- Presentation and discussion of the Cuban movie “Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas” (by invitation). Yale University. January, 2006.
- “Gloria Rolando, Lizette Vila y Belkis Vega, tres voces femeninas en el espacio fílmico cubano.” In Northeast Modern Languages Association, Philadelphia. March 5-8, 2006.
- “La música y la imagen en la enseñanza de E/LE.” in “New Directions in language teaching”, The College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York . March 10, 2006.
- “El documental como espacio de resistencia para la mujer cineasta en Cuba” XXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), in San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 14-17, 2006.
- "Guillén poetry in Cuban rap.” 2004 National Meeting of the Popular Culture / American Culture Associations (PCA/ACA), in San Antonio. April 7-8, 2004.
- “Cuban Music as a Space for Dialogue and Confrontation” at Tulane University: Caribbean Soundscapes. A Conference on Caribbean Music and Culture. March 12-14, 2004.“Discursive Transgressions: Culture and the Special Period in Cuba” (by invitation). Yale University. January, 2006.
- Presentation and discussion of the Cuban movie “Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas” (by invitation). Yale University. January, 2006.
- “Gloria Rolando, Lizette Vila y Belkis Vega, tres voces femeninas en el espacio fílmico cubano.” In Northeast Modern Languages Association, Philadelphia. March 5-8, 2006.
- “La música y la imagen en la enseñanza de E/LE.” in “New Directions in language teaching”, The College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York . March 10, 2006.
- “El documental como espacio de resistencia para la mujer cineasta en Cuba” XXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), in San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 14-17, 2006.
Courses Taught/Teaching:
- SPAN 420 - Caribbean Fiction
- SPAN 300 - Hispanic Musical Heritage
- SPAN 435 - Latin American Short Story
- SPAN 209 - Speaking Spanish
- SPAN 351- Masterworks in Spanish
Contact Information:
Page last updated by N. Cave on June 5, 2006
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