Curriculum Vitae

Education

(present) Focus on British and European Literature, more specifically topics on feminism, discrimination, historical fiction, sci/fi fantasy, and other areas of fiction.
(2014) Latin American Research Symposium - Presented information on gendered violence in Northern Mexico as final term project.
(2013) Universidad de Alcala - Four week long intensive study of Iberian culture and history with a specific study of the House of Bourbon's influence in Spanish history.

As a current MA student, I decided to branch out from my years studying Latin American language and culture to step into European and more specifically British literature as my research focus. I am fascinated by great classical authors such as Joseph Conrad, Mary Shelley, and Jane Austen to name a few. During my graduate career, I hope to read as many novels as possible and solidify my interests within a specific time period or genre of European/British literature. For me, the study of cultural phenomenons like racism and sexism are easily accessible through the author's work, a reflective piece unconsciously sharing the attitudes of their time period. The novel Dubliners by Joseph Conrad is the anthem of early twentieth century Irish cultural identity in which ragged living conditions and bleak future opportunities shape and mold the character's individual lives in strikingly similar ways. These novels can be political manifestos or simply creative pieces, either way I am hoping to focus my studies on the historical aspect of literature and stepping back into the past for information on how cultural patterns are still occuring today and how we can use literature to reach them.