Spanish

Spanish Department Description and Curricular Resources

FACULTY

Becky Boling

Received her Ph.D. from Northwestern where she wrote her thesis on Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Her teaching and research focus on both contemporary Latin American narrative and theater with a strong interest in women's writings. Among the courses she teaches are Women Writers in Latin America and Recent Trends in Latin American Narrative: Testimony and Pop Culture. She has published on authors such as Griselda Gambaro, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. She is coordinator of Latin American Studies and has on occasion led the Spanish Winter Seminar in Morelia, Mexico. Other travel experiences include Argentina, Guatemala, and Spain.

 

Coco Colteaux

Received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. She is particularly interested in colonial and nineteenth-century Latin American literature, the contemporary narrative, and the relationship between literature and society. Professor Colteaux sees the study of the foreign language and culture as a valuable way to expand one's knowledge about international community and of oneself. She has traveled extensively in Spain and Latin America.

 

Patrick Dust

Received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He thinks that discovering another culture is a dramatic way of coming to know oneself. He is the author of many articles on twentieth-century Spanish literature and a book titled Ortega y Gasset and the Question of Modernity. The psychological and philosophical dimensions of modern Spanish literature hold a special fascination for him. He has also published in the areas of literary theory and philosophy of technology .

 

Humberto Huergo

Received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Princeton University where he wrote his theses on Francisco de Quevedo's satirical works. His academic interests cover a wide range of topics, including sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish literature (his area of specialization), romanticism, surrealism, gay and lesbian studies, and contemporary Latin American poetry. He has also served as director of the Carleton Morelia Program.

 

Diane Pearsall

A Senior Lecturer and did her graduate work at the University of Michigan. She specializes in foreign language pedagogy, oversees the Language Assistant Program, and is largely responsible for the implementation of activities related to the Beginning and Intermediate levels of Spanish. On occasion she directs the Carleton Program in Morelia and she sometimes teaches the Latin American Literature survey course on campus.