E-mail this pageForeign Languages and Literature Faculty - Fernando Iturburu
Associate Professor of Spanish
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Oregon: Romance Language, 1998
- M.A., University of Oregon: Comparative Literature, 1992
- M.A., Université de, Paris-VIII St. Denis-Langue Vivante Etrangere, Mention: Espagnol, 1986
- DESU, Université de Paris-VIII St. Denis: Etudes Latino-Américaines et Caraibes, 1986
- LIC, Universidad Católica, Guayaquil: Spanish Language and Literature, 1984
Teaching Areas
- Latin American Colonial and 20th Century Literatures
- Cultural Studies
- Women's Studies
- Creative Writing
Languages Read & Spoken
Spanish (native), English, French (near native), Portuguese (reading and basic conversation), Italian (reading and basic conversation).
Recent Publications, Workshops, & Presentations
- Academic Refereed Articles:
- 2008: "Marianita de Jesus, Saint" in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History (4 volumes). Bonnie G. Smith, editor. Oxford UP.
- 2007: "Heterosexualidad y problemas generacionales en la literatura ecuatoriana" (Iberoamericana Pittsburgh. July-September)
- 2007: "Jóvenes poetas ecuatorianos: en busca de un nuevo compromiso literario. Litterae International. Universidad de Concepción-Chile
- 2007: Interview to salsa piano player and composer Larry Harlow, in El Quirófano, a Cultural magazine. April. Vol 1, No 2. Guayaquil-Ecuador.
- 2007: Interview to salsa trumpet player and composer Luis "Perico" Ortiz in El Quirófano, a Cultural Magazine. January. Vol 1, No l. Guayaquil-Ecuador.
- 2006: "Gertrudis de San Ildefonso, La Perla Mística." (Introduction and anthology of her biography) in Diálogos espirituales. Manuscritos femeninos hispanoeamericanos. Siglos XVI-XIX.. Asunción Lavrin y Rosalva Loreto, editoras. Puebla: UNA de Puebla/U de las Américas. (202-224).
- 2006: "El Eco de un Tambor: Interview to Ecuadorian Writer Miguel Donoso Pareja." Catedral, Literary Magazine of Newspaper Síntesis. April 15. Puebla, Mexico.
- Creative Writing Publications:
- (forthcoming) El libro del barrio. Textos varios de cultura popular. CEN, Guayaquil.
- (forthcoming) Rumor de inventario (Antología personal). CEN, Guayaquil.
- 2006: El eco de un tambor. An anthology and interviews to six Ecuadorian writers (150 pages). Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano, Quito.
- 2006: Los patriotas del sur. Chronical and autobiographical writings (1960-1990) (100 pages). Centro Ecuatorianao Norteamericano, Quito.
- 2006: Habana nocturna, and Rosa Primavera (Salsa lyrics). Salsa Picante Orq., in Siempre Salsa, CD by Rick Davies, Emlyn Music.
- Manuscripts in Preparation:
- The Ocean and the Forest. An Anthology of Ecuadorian Poets. English translations of poems and short stories by Alexis Levitin and Fernando Iturburu (also editor).
- Reviews on El Cholo Cepeda: 2006, "El Eco de un tambor negro-andino" by Juan de Jesús López. Milenio. 12 de Diciembre.Villahermosa-Mexico
- Interviews and Profiles:
- 2006: Los patriotas del sur de Fernando Iturburu. Otón Chávez. El Universo. December 24.
- 2006: Iturburu: Sería mucho más felíz en Guayaquil. Guayaquil: El Universo (newspaper), October 17.
- 2006: Fernando Iturburu, un autor que disfruta de la disciplina. Expreso (newspaper). Guayaquil, October 17.
- 2006: Crónicas y remembreanzas de Fernando Iturburu. Meridiano (newspaper). Guayaquil, October 17
- Literary Workshops:
- 2004-2005: Creative Writing for Public High School Students (Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano: Guayaquil-Ecuador).
- 1997: ¿Cómo escribir un cuento detectivesco latinoamericano? (How to Write a Latin American Detective Story? U Católica of Guayaquil).
- Conference Presentations:
- 2006: De la retórica del Siglo de Oro a la retórica de la música "salsa" (Summer Program-Hispanic Institute-UCSB).
- 2003: On my book of Essays Forbidden Readings of Ecuadorian Literature. Museo Antropológico del Banco Central. Guayaquil. July 16.
Professional Affiliations
- 2004-Present: Asociación de Ecuatorianistas
- 2003-Present: Reader for Fronteras de la Historia. Colonial Latin American Review. Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2004-2005: Organization of American Historians.
- 2000-2004: Instituto Cervantes. New York, New York.
- 1999-2004: Africana/Organization for the Studies of Africans in the Americas.
- 1998-Present: Latin American Program (SUNY Plattsburgh)
- 1984-Present: Casa de la Cultura del Ecuador, Sección Literatura. Academic Refereed Books
- 1998-2004: Coordinator of Spanish Conversation (SUNY Plattsburgh).
- 1998-2004: Coordinator of Culture and Poetry Series (SUNY Plattsburgh).
- 1998-2002: Council on the Arts of Clinton County, Plattsburgh, NY.
Campus Involvement
- 2005-Present: Assessment Advisory Committee
- 2004-Present: Winkel Endowment Fund Committee
- 2002-Ppresent: Professional Education Unit (SUNY Plattsburgh)
- 2001-Present: Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty Affairs Committee
Contact Fernando Iturburu
Office: Champlain Valley Hall 312
Phone: (518) 564-3832
Fax: (518) 564-2140
E-mail: fernando.iturburu@plattsburgh.edu