The University of Memphis

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

 


 

Spanish Faculty
 
 

Pilar Alcalde
Associate Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 1998

  • BA (1988), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
  • MA (1994), The University of Southern California
  • PhD (1999), The University of Southern California

Dunn Hall Room 319
901-678-3152

 Vania Barraza Toledo      HOMEPAGE 
  Assistant Professor of Spanish
  The University of Memphis - 2008

  • BA (1998), Universidad Austral de Chile
  • MA (2000), The Catholic University of America
  • PhD (2005), The University of Arizona

Areas of Interest: Latin American Literature, Women's writing, Hispanic Cinema, Cultural Studies

Dunn Hall Room 113
901-678-4207

Dora Berry
Instructor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2007

  • MA (1981), Facultade Paulistana de Ciencias e Letras, Sao Paolo, Brazil
  • MA (2000), The University of Memphis

Dunn Hall Room 329
901-678-3147

Fernando Burgos
Professor of Spanish 
Director of Graduate Studies
The University of Memphis - 1981

  • Profesor de Español (1970), Universidad de Chile
  • PhD (1981), The University of Florida

Dunn Hall Room 317
901-678-3158

Sara Cepeda
Instructor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2006

  • BA (2002), The University of Memphis
  • MA (2004), The University of Memphis

Dunn Hall Room 135
901-678-3156

M.J. Fenwick
Emeritus Associate Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 1976

  • BA (1962), Indiana University
  • MA (1971), The University of Minnesota
  • PhD (1979), The University of Minnesota

Dunn Hall Room 329
901-678-3147

Jaime Ferran
Assistant Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2005

  • BA (1987), Syracuse University
  • MA (1997), Syracuse University
  • PhD (2003), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Areas of Interest: Spanish Poetry of the Twentieth Century, Literature and the City, Aesthetics, Cultural History of Spain

Dunn Hall Room 301
901-678-1381

Jose Luis Freire
Emeritus Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
The University of Memphis - 1975

  • BA (1961), Orense, Spain
  • MA (1969), MA (1970), The University of Northern Iowa
  • PhD (1975), The University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Romance Linguistics, Hispanic Linguistics, Syntax and Semantics

Dunn Hall Room 329
901-678-3147

Lourdes Gabikagojeaskoa
Assistant Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2005

  • BA (1991), Universidad de Deusto, Basque Country
  • MA (1998), University of Nevada, Reno
  • PhD (2005), University of Arizona

Areas of Interest: 20th-Century Spanish Narrative, Poetry, Theater, Essay and Culture, Contemporary Spanish Film and Culture, 20th-Century Basque Literature and Culture

Dunn Hall Room 321
901-678-2508

Felipe-Antonio Lapuente
Emeritus Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 1970

  • BA (1957), The University of Madrid
  • MA (1959), The University of Madrid
  • PhD (1967), St. Louis University

Dunn Hall Room 329
901-678-3147

Nancy L. Magallanes
Instructor of Spanish 
Undergraduate Advisor for Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2002

  • BA (1969), Rhodes College
  • MA (1973), Vanderbilt University

Dunn Hall Room 303
901-678-4273

Carla Martinez     HOMEPAGE
Instructor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2001

  • BA (1992), Bryn Mawr College
  • MA (1995), Memphis State University.

Dunn Hall Room 135
901-678-3156

Fatima Nogueira
Assistant Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2005

  • BA (1977), Universidade Catolica de Campinas
  • MA (2000), The University of Memphis
  • PhD (2007), Vanderbilt University

Areas of Interest: Latin American Literature, Latin American Studies, Brazilian Cinema, Latin American Women Writers

Dunn Hall Room 316
901-678-3047

Iván Ortega-Santos     HOMEPAGE
Assistant Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 2008

  • BA (1999), Universidad de Deusto
  • MA (2003), University of Arizona
  • PhD (2008), University of Maryland at College Park

Areas of Interest: Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Generative Grammar, Applied Linguistics

Dunn Hall Room 390
901-678-3153

R. Clay Tanner
Instructor of Spanish 
Director of Language Laboratory.
The University of Memphis - 1997

  • BA (1985), Baker University
  • MA (1988), The University of Iowa
  • ABD, The University of Iowa

Dunn Hall Room 120B
901-678-3157

Antonio Torres-Alcala
Emeritus Associate Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 1987

  • Licenciado (1965), Universidad de Barcelona
  • MA (1969), Catholic University of America
  • PhD (1974), Catholic University of America

Dunn Hall Room 329
901-678-3147

Francisco Vivar
Professor of Spanish
The University of Memphis - 1996

  • BA (1979), Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • MA (1990), California State University, Los Angeles
  • PhD (1993), University of California, Los Angeles

Areas of Interest: Golden Age, Cervantes, Quevedo, Spanish Cinema

Dunn Hall Room 325
901-678-3151

 

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Last Updated Thursday, 18. September 2008 by Cosetta Gaudenzi