November 20, 2015 - Department of Modern Languages

Nineteenth-Century
Latin American & Spanish
Literature International
Conference
Modern Languages Graduate Student Organization | Department of Modern Languages
Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs
Florida International University | 11200 SW 8 St, Miami, FL 33199
November 20, 2015
Florida International University
Morning & Afternoon Panels: Gc 243
Evening Panel: GC Panther Suite
MLGSO CONFERENCE
Nineteenth-Century Latin American & Spanish Literature
International Conference
Friday, November 20, 2015
Florida International University
This conference focuses on Nineteenth-Century Latin American and Spanish
Literature, with a particular though not exclusive interest in papers that include a
list of topics such as: Nineteenth-century women writers, fantastic and gothic
Hispanic novels and short stories, satiric magazines and newspapers published
during the XIX Century, Cuban and Latin American theatre as well as epistolary
novels written by women and other similar topics.
Breakfast & Registration begins at 8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks — Room: GC 243
9:00AM

Dr. Maida Watson, Professor of Spanish, Florida International University
Maida Watson holds a PhD in Romance Languages from the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville (1976) and a Master's degree in Finance from FIU
(1987). She has been head of the Department of Modern Languages of FIU
during the years 1994-1997 and 2002-2005. Currently, she is Professor of Spanish at FIU. She has obtained and managed more than $200,000 in scholarships
involved in specialized studies in foreign languages in the areas of Spanish,
French, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese. She has also received several grants
from the Fulbright-Hays, the American Philosophical Society, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Kauffman Foundation. She is the author
of more than 35 published articles in journals such as Revista Iberoamericana,
Bilingual Review/Press, Confluencia, among other journals, in addition to having
published seven books/anthologies about Peruvian literature of the 19th century,
Panamanian literature in general and Latin American Theatre.
Morning Panels:
9:15 AM—11:35 AM
First Group: Monitor - Angelica Nelson, FIU
 Dr. Adelia E. Parrado-Ortiz, Lenoir-Rhyne University
El costumbrismo en Colombia: Lectura cultural de los periódicos
decimonónicos
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
Frank Otero, FIU
Tres postulados para la reconstrucción nacional de Clorinda Matto de
Turner en Aves sin nido y en El Perú Ilustrado, a la luz de algunas ideas de
José Carlos Mariátegui en sus Siete ensayos de interpretación de la realidad
peruana

Juan Godoy, FIU
La representación de la mujer a través de los viajes por Italia de Fray
Servando Teresa de Mier, Francisco de Miranda y Leandro Fernández de
Moratín

Ezequiel Moreno Escamilla, FIU
La negación de lo maravilloso: el personaje de Garcés y el motivo de la
biche blanche en la leyenda La corza blanca de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Second Group: Monitor - Adelia E. Parrado-Ortiz, Lenoir-Rhyne University
 Cointa G. Martin, FIU
Pasión y terror: el Epistolario de Juana Borrero y la literatura fantástica
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Agnes Ruiz, FIU
Antecedentes del cuento fantástico en el siglo XIX: Alejandro Tapia y
Rivera: ¿Primer cuentista fantástico en Hispanoamérica?\

Beatriz Muller-Marques, FIU
Mirada desde un espejo rebelde

José Morcillo, FIU
Nuevas naciones, ¿nuevos hombres? La representación de la Nación a
través del modelo masculino libera en Martín Rivas de Blest Gana
11:35AM – 12:00 PM
Coffee Break/Light Refreshments
Afternoon Panels:
12:15—3:00 PM
Third Group: Monitor - Alberto Sarrain, FIU
 Déborah Gómez, FIU
El ranchador de Pedro José Morillas: Tres figuras que imposibilitan la
reconciliación de lo cubano

Ramón Muñiz Sarmiento
Dramaturgas cubanas del siglo XIX: Aurelia Castillo de González, Catalina
Rodríguez de Morales y Virginia Felicia Auber y Noya

María Aparicio Torres, FIU
Entre el federalismo y el autonomismo ante la cuestión cubana

Licet García Simón, FIU
Del doble Anfitrión al doble romántico: tradición y modernidad en
La ondina del lago azul de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
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Fourth Group: Monitor - Maida Watson, FIU
 Angélica Nelson, FIU
Gothic overtones in the epistolary novel Un verano en Bornos by Fernán
Caballero

María Sol Echarren, FIU
Desafiando límites: La figura e influencia de la mujer letrada en la
Argentina del siglo XIX según Juana Manuela Gorriti y Mercedes Rosas de
Rivera (M. Sasor)

Génesis Portillo, FIU
La prensa político-satírica como medio de curación: el caso de
La Caricatura (1892) a puertas de la Guerra Civil Peruana (1894-1895)

Sergio Andruccioli, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Escritora viajera del Buenos Aires del Siglo XIX: Siguiendo el rastro de
Eduarda Mansilla
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Evening Panel — Room: GC Panther Suite
5:00 PM—8:00 PM
Dinner Reception begins at 5:00 PM
Opening Remarks
5:00PM

Dr. Maida Watson, Florida International University
Keynote Speaker

Dr. Francesca Denegri
Un canon propio: Cartografías de la modernidad en la ciudad letrada de
fines de siglo
Francesca Denegri is Associate Professor of Humanities and Director of the MA
Literature Program at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; and Honorary
Research Associate of the College of London of European Languages, Culture
and Society, where she taught until 2002. She has been Visiting Professor at
UCLA, and has been a speaker in conferences in Asia, USA and Europe. She is
director of RIEL XIX (Red Interdisciplinaria de Estudios Latinoamericanos del
siglo XIX) and has published El abanico y la cigarrera, la primera generación de
ilustradas en el Perú (Lima, 1995, 2004); Soy Señora, Testimonio de Irene Jara
(Lima, 2000); as well as a number of articles on Vargas Llosa, Arguedas, Testimonial Narratives, Literature and Violence, Dickens, Flora Tristan, and XIX
Latin American Women Writers and Cultures, in the UK, USA, Perú and India. Her forthcoming book, Dando Cuenta, Estudios sobre los Testimonios de
la Violencia en el Perú (Denegri, Hibbett ends) is expected to be published in
December 2015. She is also preparing Caiga jueves en domingo, La política de
las emociones en el Perú tras la debacle de la Guerra del Pacifico for 2016.
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Fifth Group (Begins at 6:00 PM): Monitor - Maida Watson, FIU

Gabriela Escobar Rodriguez, FIU
La visión de la ciudad como espacio evaluado y evaluador en los cuadros
de costumbres venezolanos

Primavera Cuder, FIU
Representación de la diversidad y la otredad en Cien tradiciones peruanas
(1864-1910) de Ricardo Palma

Dr. María Asunción Gómez, FIU
El tipo clásico de la vaca humana: La nodriza de Los Pazos de Ulloa de
Emilia Pardo Bazán

Alberto Sosa Cabanas, FIU
Cirilo Villaverde: Costumbrismo y exilio
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Modern Languages Graduate Student Organization (MLGSO)
MLGSO is one of a kind in Florida International University's Department
of Modern Languages. It supports students in reaching their academic and
career goals who have based their education on studying culture and languages. In a city like Miami, where diversity is essential to the success of
people we hope to promote the value of language in a Global Era.
MLGSO was founded and developed by Svetlana Tyiutina, Kristina Hernandez and Wenceslao Gil in the Fall of 2007 and was soon recognized by the
Graduate Student Association. Within the first weeks of its existence the
club, along with the support of faculty members and students, was able to
accomplish four meetings, five special ethnic events, and support other organizations in the university regardless of limited funds. Nowadays, it offers
students a wide variety of activities, including cultural and social events,
leadership trainings, lectures, Semestral Research Trips (St. Augustine, FL;
Savannah, GA; Key West, FL among others), Conference participation
(SAMLA, SECOLAS, etc.) and others.
For the past few years MLGSO has been among the most active clubs at
FIU. It received an award as the Best Graduate Student Organization at
FIU from the Council for Student Organizations (CSO). Maria Sol Echarren
is the current President of MLGSO. You can join MLGSO as an FIU student at no cost.
Join MLGSO!
If you would like to join MLGSO or receive information about the events, contact the executive board through MLGSO OrgSync webpage at https://orgsync.com/9786/
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For more information, please contact Maria Sol Echarren at mecha007@fiu.edu or visit our
website at http://dll.fiu.edu/graduate/mlgso/
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Department of Modern Languages Programs
Graduate Programs
PhD in Spanish
M.A. in Spanish
Undergraduate Programs
B.A. in French and Francophone Studies
B.A. in Portuguese
B.A. in Spanish
Combined B.A./M.A. in Spanish
Minor in French
Minor in Italian
Minor in Japanese
Minor in Portuguese
Minor in Spanish
Minor in General Translation Studies
Certificates
Certificate in Court/General Interpretation
Certificate in Translation Studies
Certificate in Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture Studies
Certificate in Languages and Cultures of North Africa
Certificate in German Language and Culture
Professional Language Certificate Program
Study Abroad Programs Available
Please visit the Department of Modern Languages website at http://dll.fiu.edu/
Special thanks to…
Council of Student Organizations (CSO).
Department of Modern Languages
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
MLGSO E-Board:
María Sol Echarren, President
Vanesa Mendez, Treasurer
Angélica Nelson, CSO Representative
Génesis Portillo, Secretary
Nusaiba Chowdhury, Communications Assistant
Dr. Maida Watson, Advisor
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The Department of Modern Languages Graduate Program
in Spanish at Florida International University offers an innovative curriculum that encompasses all aspects of Hispanic literature, culture and civilization, with an emphasis on the Caribbean, as well as courses in Spanish linguistics, literary theory, and
teaching and research methodology. As a community of active
scholars, we endeavor to offer each of our graduate students the
opportunity for intellectual growth, development and interdisciplinary work within a multicultural environment, and to provide students with a rigorous theoretical foundation.
The courses offered reflect the variety of the faculty's interests
as well as the students' needs, and engage different modalities of
interpretation from stylistics and traditional philology to cultural studies, post-structuralism, new historicism and feminist
theory. Our graduate faculty and advanced students are research active, and the department’s collegial intellectual climate
is reflected in their steady participation in conferences, symposia and research publication.
We hold a biennial international conference on Hispanic Studies
that attracts scholars from all around the world, and gives our
graduate students the opportunity to gain a useful experience in
their professional training. In addition, graduate students can
receive financial support from different sources to present papers at national and international conferences.
Our program also makes a solid commitment to all students in the
area of professional development, to ensure that they will be
knowledgeable about the profession and adept at the skills needed
to be active and participating members of the academic world.
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