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Silleras-Fernandez, Nuria

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  • Prof. Nuria Silleras-Fernandez's research focuses on the study of the culture, history, and literature of Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean. She is particularly interested in examining court culture, gender, queenship, patronage, emotions, religion, sexuality, cultural exchange, translation, multilingualism, and politics.

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  • Medieval and Early Modern Cultural and Intellectual History, Literature, Gender, queenship, agency, emotions, translation, court culture, religion, politics, sexuality, Mediterranean Studies, Iberian Studies, Catalan Studies, emotions, cultural exchange, multilingualism, translation

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Teaching

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  • SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022
    Designed to refine expository and argumentative writing in Spanish, this course will center around four main areas of study: culture, linguistics, sociopolitical and economic reality, and literature and criticism. A multi-draft process-based approach will guide the writing and revision of essays. Additionally, there will be a focus on grammar and lexical issues that are the most challenging for students at the third-year level.
  • SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
    Fosters critical thinking and the ability to discuss texts from a historical, sociological, ideological and formalistic viewpoint. Analyzes literary and cultural expressions from Latin America, Spain and the US Latino traditions in different genres, ranging from fiction to poetry, and media from the written word to cinema and other visual arts.
  • SPAN 3200 - Spanish Culture
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023
    Examines historical bases of modern Spain's cultural and political currents. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 3000.
  • SPAN 3700 - Selected Readings: Spanish Literature in Translation
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Introduces selected Spanish literature masterpieces. Taught in English. Will not count toward major requirements.
  • SPAN 4120 - Literature and Cinema in Spain and Latin America
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Studies film and fiction in different periods and about main topics of the Hispanic world. It will provide a historical and cultural overview, introduce students to film theory, narrative theory and the vocabulary associated with both, and integrate critical texts about all the material studied. Topics may vary each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. This course will be taught entirely in Spanish.
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