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Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

MCLL Faculty

 

Elaine M. Miller, Ph.D          -      Assistant Professor of Spanish

2003 Ph.D. Spanish, University of Maryland, College Park
1994 M.A. Spanish, Pennsylvania State University
1992  B.A. Spanish, Juniata College

Office: Commonwealth Hall #8
Phone: (757) 594-7489
Email: emiller@cnu.edu

 

Teaching Responsibilities
Elementary Spanish

Grammar and Composition

Techniques of Translation and Interpretation

Latin American Literature and Culture

Seminar Abroad in Costa Rica

 

Research Interests
Latin American Theatre

Gender Studies

Contemoporary Latin American Literature

Selected Scolarship

- “Relaciones femeninas en el teatro costarricense contemporáneo.”
Paper delivered at XXVII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. Montreal, Canada, September 5-8, 2007.
- “El mundo femenino en el teatro de Claudia Barrionuevo: Una
dramaturgia feminista en Costa Rica.” Paper delivered at  VI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánica. Riviera Maya, Mexico, March 7-9, 2007.
- “Códigos estéticos y culturales en el teatro de la Nueva Ola en
Costa Rica.” ISTMO: Revista virtual de estudios literarios y
culturales centroamericanos
13 (2006):
<http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/istmo/n13/proyectos/codigos.html>

- “Looking Beyond Costa Rica’s Borders to Create a Theatrical Text:
Ana Istarú’s Hombres en escabeche.” Paper delivered at XXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico, March
13-16, 2006.
- Invited Participant in Workshop/Conference: “Hacia una Historia de
las Literaturas Centroamericanas.” Universidad de Costa Rica, October
8-10, 2005.

 

Elaine Miller

 

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