THE FACULTY
The success of our graduate program rests on our professors that represent universities across the United States, Spain and Latin America. They deliver a diversified curriculum while maintaining a high level of one-on-one contact with the graduate students. They are:
Pablo Brescia, Associate Professor (PhD., University of California, Santa Barbara)
Web page
pbrescia@usf.edu
- Latin American short fiction
- 20th and 21st Century Mexican and Southern Cone literatures and cultural histories
- Colonial Mexico
- Philosophy and literature
- Film and literature
Madeline Cámara, Full Professor (Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook)
Web page
camaram@usf.edu
- Contemporary Latin American Literature
- Cuban Culture
- Race and gender Issues
- Literary Theory
Carlos Cano, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Indiana University)
Web page
cano@usf.edu
- Spanish American Literature
- Hispanic Cinema
- Spanish American Civilization
María Esformes, Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder)
Web page
esformes@usf.edu
- Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature
- Culture and civilization of Spain
- Latin American women writers
- U.S. Latino writers
Heike Scharm (Ph.D., Brown University)
Web page
heikescharm@usf.edu
- Spanish literature and culture (18th-21st cent.)
- European literature and thought; German and French philosophy
- Trans-national, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary approaches
- Literature and film; literature and the visual arts
- Historiography in fiction.
Maritza Chinea-Thornberry, Instructor (Ph.D. candidate, University of Florida)
Web page
mchinea@usf.edu
- En línea and Teaching Assistant Coordinator
- Upper level Spanish courses
Sonia Ramírez Wohlmuth, Instructor (Ph. D., University of Florida)
Web page
swohlmut@usf.edu
- Spanish linguistics
- History of the Spanish language
- Introduction to Spanish translation and advanced composition
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