Courses Taught
College of Charleston (2018-2021)
First-Year Seminar
FYSE 125: Beyond Narcos and Latin Lovers: Studies in Latinx Film (Online Synchronous)
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Spanish Major and Minor courses
SPAN 333: Topics in Hispanic Cultures: Latin America through Film (Fully Online)
SPAN 366: Select Readings in Spanish America: The Women
SPAN 320: Introduction to Textual Analysis
SPAN 333: Topics in Hispanic Cultures: Social Justice through Latin American and Latinx Film (3 sections)
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Upper-division Language Courses
SPAN 313: Spanish Composition (Level V)
SPAN 314: Spanish Conversation through Hispanic Film (Level V)
SPAN 275: Spanish Skills Review (Level IV)
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Lower-division Language Courses
SPAN 190: Elementary Spanish (Level I)
SPAN 101: Beginner Spanish (Level I)
Co-directing Peru Global Internship and Study Abroad Program in Peru
Summer Semester, 2017
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Purdue University (2011-2017)
Interdisciplinary Studies Program
LALS 250: Introduction to Latin American Studies, co-instructor (Peru Global Internship & Study Abroad)
Film and Video Studies/English
ENGL 286: Introduction to Film: The Movies
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Upper and lower-division Language Courses
SPAN 301 &302: Advanced Spanish
SPAN 201&202: Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 101&102: Elementary Spanish
SPAN 112 Basic Spanish Conversation
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish Conversation
SPAN 312: Advanced Spanish Conversation
SPAN 101: Intensive Spanish Level I, Peru Global Internship & Study Abroad
SPAN 302: Intensive Spanish Level IV, Peru Global Internship & Study Abroad
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Peru Study Abroad, 2017
Topics in Hispanic Cultures: Social Justice and Latin American & Latinx Film
Spring 2019 & 2020
In this course, students learn about issues of social justice affecting Latin American and Latinx communities through the study of contemporary films grouped under four themes which guide in-class discussions and assignments: Migrations, Cultural Borders, Marginalized Groups, Violence and Children.
The course also guides students toward learning to articulate their thoughts about films in Spanish and discover deeper layers of meaning through images. Films are in Spanish with English subtitles, the course is taught in Spanish.