Carlos Cuadra 4502 N. University, apt 1005 Nacogdoches, TX 75695

Carlos Cuadra 4502 N. University, apt 1005 Nacogdoches, TX 75695

Carlos Cuadra
4502 N. University, apt 1005
Nacogdoches, TX 75695
Ph#: (303) 748 4300
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: Leonardo.sfasu.edu/carloscuadra/
Personal Information
Date of Birth: September, 13, 1961
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Legal status: Permanent Resident in the USA
Objective
Teaching Spanish and Spanish Literature at a graduate and undergraduate level
Special Interest in the fields of Hispanic Poetry, Female Literature, Cuban
Literatura (Guillermo Cabrera Infante) Film and Cultural Studies
Education
May, 1999:
Ph.D. Spanish and Hispanic American Poetry. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dissertation: El cuerpo y la oscuridad en tres escritores contemporáneos
August 1994
Masters Degree. Spanish Literature. Florida State University.
June 1989
B.A. Filología Hispánica (Literatura), Universidad Completense de Madrid
Qualifications and Skills
I have had the opportunity to teach a wide range of Spanish, Culture and Literature
courses using different techniques, and emphasizing communicative proficiency
and cultural awareness. My teaching style is based on real life materials: songs,
movies, television shows, poems, visual aids and games. I promote student
participation. in all possible ways: presentations, debates, group work, contests,
etc. Grammar and writing also have an important role in my classes. I have
experience in computer based teaching and have participated as an instructor in a
Study Abroad Program. Spanish is the only language allowed in the classroom
Teaching Experience
2012-2013
Visiting Professor. Stephen F. Austin State University.
Nacogdoches Texas
Courses (all taught in Spanish)
Graduate Course: Hispanic Film
Spanish Culture
Basic Spanish (First and Second Semesters)
Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester)
1998-2008
Assistant Professor. Stephen F. Austin State University.
Nacogdoches Texas
Awarded Tenure in April, 2004.
Courses (all taught in Spanish)
Spanish: at all levels: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Spanish Conversation
Study Abroad in Madrid, Summer 2001, 2004, 2006.
Spanish Advanced Grammar and Composition
Latin American Civilization and Culture
Peninsular Civilization and Culture
An introduction to Spanish Poetry
Spanish Film during La Transición
Three Novels on the Mexican Revolution
Surrealism and Buñuel
Independent Studies
El Quijote: A course on Cervante's Masterpiece incorporating some of the most
influencial estudies on it: Ruth Al-Saffar, Daniel Eisenberg, Alban Forcione, etc,
etc.
Spanish Literature: An introduction to some of the most important works in
Spanish Classical Literature (El Cantar de Mío Cid, El Libro de Buen Amor, La
Celestina, El Quijote, poems by Garcilaso, Fray Luis de León, Lope de Vega,
Góngora y Quevedo)
Luis Buñuel and Surrealism: An study of Surrealism through the films of Luis
Buñuel. It includes the reading of the surrealist manifestoes, surrealist poetry and
painting
Spanish Poetry (XX Century): Analysis of some of the most interesting examples
of poetry in Spanish (Cernuda, Aleixandre, Gil de Biedma, RubÈn Darío, Ricardo
Molina…). The poems were ordered and read by topics and the student had to read
some basic literary theory (Jakobson, Culler, Bousoño…) with the poems
Female Literature: a course on the topic of fiction about women, we studied
Delmira Agustini, María Luisa Bombal, Ángeles Mastretta, and a film by
Almodóvar entitled ¿QuÈ he hecho yo para merecer esto? (Spain, 1985).
Summer, 1997
Instructor. Study Abroad program (Madrid), Carroll College, Washington. I was in
charge of the cultural information in the trip: We visited El Escorial, Toledo, El
Prado and other museums, etc.
1994-1998
Graduate Part Time Instructor,
University of Colorado at Boulder
Courses (all taught in Spanish)
Spanish: at all levels (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced)
Spring 1995
Assistant to Professor Jose Manuel del Pino in his class "Post Franco Spanish
Film." My role as a T. A. in the class consisted of writing an extensive summary of
the topics of special interest in the films included in the program as a way of
diminishing
the cultural gap between the United States and Spain. I gave a presentation on
every film, and helped the students with bibliography and specific advice for their
papers.
Fall 1992-Summer 1994
Graduate Part Time
Instructor, Florida State University
Courses (all taught in Spanish)
Spanish: at all levels (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced)
Spring, 1993
Assistant to Professor Ardis Nelson in her class on Spanish Film. My role as a T.A.
consisted in presenting some of the material, acting as a substitute and conduct
class discussions.
Publications
2012: “La delectación morosa en La carne de René de Virgilio Piñera”. Virgilio
Piñera: el artificio del miedo Madrid: Editorial Hispano Cubana, 2012
Novel in progress (second draft completed): “Leche”
2008: “Máscaras y amaneceres: Guillermo Cabrera Infante y el género
(auto)biográfico” Guillermo Cabrera Infante, El subterfugio de la palabra Madrid:
Editorial Hispano Cubana, 2009
1997: "Icosaedros: The English Letters of Cabrera Infante" A Collection of
Perspectives on the Essays by Guillermo Cabrera Infante. New York: Simon &
Schuster,1997
'The Image and Influence of Borges."A Collection of Perspectives on the Essays
by Guillermo Cabrera Infante. New York: Simon & Schuster,1997
Papers Read
2007: “El lenguaje del encuentro: Poesía femenina de la democracia en España.”
Primeras Jornadas de Poesía Latinoamericana. Texas A & M University
2001: “Las palabras del árbol de Elena Poniatowska.” SECOLAS (South Eastern
Council on Latin American Studies)
2000: “Dibaxu de Juan Gelman.” SECOLAS (South Eastern Council on Latin
American Studies)
1999 “La danza con que sueña la tortuga. García Lorca.” Nineteenth Annual
Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures
“Marcadores ideológicos en un poema de Juan Bañuelos” SECOLAS (South
Eastern Council on Latin American Studies)
1994: Visiones de la represion en Cuba y Argentina. La poesía de Juan Gelman y
Heberto Padilla. Film and Literature Conference, Florida State University
Graduate Awards
1997 University Fellowship from The Graduate School, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
1996 University Fellowship from The Graduate School, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
1995 University Fellowship from The Graduate School, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
1993 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Florida State University.
Computer Proficiency
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
PhotoShop
Microsoft Word
During my years at Stephen F. Austin all my classes were internet based. I built a
website that covered the materials for all my classes with a size of 443 MB.
Other Languages
English, Written and Spoken Proficiency
French, Speaking Ability
Portuguese, Italian, Reading Ability