Spanish Department
Spanish Professors
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Salvino Bizzarro Professor The Colorado College Education:
Salvino Bizzarro, director of the Colorado College Summer Program in Italy, has also directed Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Florence and London-Florence programs, and was the founder of the Colorado College Mexico Program, which he also directed on several occasions. Dr. Bizzarro has authored Pablo Neruda: All Poets the Poet and Historical Dictionary of Chile (3rd edition), both published by Scarecrow Press. |
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Maria Daniels Professor Department of Spanish The Colorado College Email MDaniels@coloradocollege.edu Education: Ph.D. Harvard University M.A. Harvard University Courses: Don Quixote Research interests: Cervantes, Mexican Women Writers, Italian Renaissance Art and Literature,Golden Age Women Writers (Maria de Zayas, Santa Teresa, Ana Caro, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz). Dr. Daniels has authored The Function of Humor in the Spanish Romances of Chivalry, published by Garland Publishing, Inc.
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Clara Lomas Professor The Colorado College Education:
Clara Lomas is a superb teacher, with a solid theoretical background, and a vast knowledge of Hispanic and Chicano literatures, particularly dealing with Mexican American writers. Dr. Lomas is demanding and challenging, enthusiastic about her work, and spends an inordinate amount of time with students to improve their theses writing. Dr. Lomas is a published scholar, having concentrated her research on post-colonial and post-modern literary theories, and has participated in numerous congresses and professional meetings both in the United States and abroad. |
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Andreea Marinescu Assistant Professor Department of Spanish The Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel. 719-389-6737/Office: Armstrong Hall 316 Fax 719-389-6837 Email: Andreea.Marinescu@coloradocollege.edu Education: Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures -- Spanish Bachelor of Science with Distinction, University of Michigan -- Spanish, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Research Interests: Southern Cone Literature and Film; Contemporary Latin American Literature; Contemporary Chilean Visual Arts; Latin American Film; History of Chilean and Argentinean Cinema; Film Theory; Auteur Theory; Documentary Film Theory; Third Cinema; Cultural Studies and Literary Theory; Continental Philosophy; Literature and Violence; Exile and Globalization; Baroque Aesthetics; Literature and Politics |
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Kathy Bizzarro Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Spanish The Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel. 719-389-6630/Office: Armstrong Hall 335 Fax 719-389-6837 Email KBizzarro@coloradocollege.edu Education: M.A. Salamanca University, Spain 1976 Research interests: Theology Literature, Intercultural Women's Issues, Social Justice Issues, Monastic Life and Surrounding Communities. Religion and spirituality, especially in the role both play with regards to roles of women in society, and cultural influences. Kathy Bizzarro is best described as a teacher who enjoys devoting an inordinate amount of time to help her students learn Spanish in a proficient and effective manner. She is often described as creative, approachable and respectful of differences in ability and perspective among students, leaving her students energized, refreshed and curious. Ms. Bizzarro is the director of the summer study abroad program in Salamanca, Spain |
Visiting Professors
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Pamela Tala-Ruiz Visiting Assistant Professor (blocks 1-4) Department of Spanish The Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel. 719-389-6994/Office: Armstrong Hall 332 (1st semester) Fax 719-389-5837 Email Pamela.Tala@coloradocollege.edu Education: Ph.D. Spanish American Literature Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile MA Spanish American Literature Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile BA Universidad Católica Research Interests: (Fondecyt project) "Inés Echeverría, una identidad nómade". Professor: Sr. Bernardo Subercaseaux, Universidad de Chile (Fondecyt Project) "Chile y América latina. Una mirada desde los estudios culturales". Professor: Sr. Bernardo Subercaseaux, et. al, Universidad de Chile
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Helena Talaya Visiting Instructor (full-time) Department of Spanish The Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel. 719-389-6902/Office: Armstrong Hall 329 Fax 719-389-5837 Email: Helena.Talaya@coloradocollege.edu Education: Ph.D. (dissertation in progress) Spanish Literature University of Houston, TX MA Art History University of Valencia, Spain BA Valenciano Language Teacher University of Valencia, Spain BA Education University Complutense of Madrid, Spain Research Interests: Spanish Peninsular Literature; Spanish Civil War; Postmodernism in Spanish Literature; relations between Literature and Visual Arts and Cinema |
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Glenda Coto-Ferguson Visiting Instructor (Blocks 6, 7, 8) Department of Spanish The Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel. 719-389-6994/Armstrong Hall 332 (2nd semster) Fax 719-389-6837 Email: Glenda.Coto-Ferguson@ColoradoCollege.edu Education: M.A., Applied Translation Studies, The University of Leeds, 2002 B.A., University of Costa Rica, 1999
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Marty Slayden Visiting Instructor (Blocks 7 & 8) Department of Spanish The Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Tel. 719-389-6519/Armstrong Hall 338 Fax 719-389-6837 Email: Education: M.A. from University of Colorado in Education; licensed in French, Spanish and Counseling by the Colorado sTate Department of Education B.A. from Colorado College, major in French, Minor in Spanish, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa |