E-mail this pageForeign Languages and Literature Faculty - Isabel Arredondo
Associate Professor
As an advisor and a teacher, Dr. Arredondo enthusiastically works to make Plattsburgh State University a place where students can find an environment in which they feel comfortable. Her field of interest is minority discourse, especially gender and ethnicity. She did her dissertation on the representation of the Mayas in the 1940's Guatemalan literature, which was published as a book, titled De brujos y naguales: La Guatemala imaginaria de Miguel Angel Asturias.
Dr. Isabel Arredondo is a professor of Latin American literature and culture. She teaches courses on Latin American culture and film, and Spanish language. Dr. Arredondo has actively participated at the Latin American Studies Association, where she organized the program on Arts and the Media in 1998, chaired panels in 1995, 1997 and 2000, and presented papers from 1995-2000.
Education
- Ph.D. in Latin American Literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
- M.A. University of Madrid
Teaching Areas
- Latin American literature and culture
- Latin American culture and film
- Spanish language
Areas of Academic Specialization
- Minority discourse, especially gender and ethnicity
- Representation of the Mayas in the 1940's Guatemalan literature
Recent Publications
Dr. Arredondo has done fieldwork on Cuban and Mexican female filmmakers and written:
- "From Transparent to Translucid: Cuban Filmmakers in 1990" (1998)
- "Inside or Outside the Cage: Observing Indigenous through Documentary" (1996)
- "What Is the Point of Loving You?: The Myth of Love in Like Water for Chocolate" (1995)
- De brujos y naguales: La Guatemala imaginaria de Miguel Angel Asturias
- Her book of interviews with Mexican female filmmakers "Palabra de Mujer": Historia oral de las directoras de cine mexicanas (1988-1994) will appear January 2001
Professional Affiliations
- Latin American Studies Association:
- Organized the program on Arts and the Media in 1998
- Chaired panels in 1995, 1997 and 2000
- Presented papers from 1995-2000
Contact Dr. Isabel Arredondo
Office: Champlain Valley Hall 308
Phone: (518) 564-3840
E-mail: isabel.arredondo@plattsburgh.edu