Southern Utah University
Department of Languages and Philosophy 351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, UT 84720 ilianaportaro@suu.edu
Education
PhD Latin American Literatures and Cultures, University of California, Davis, 2013
Dissertation: Escritoras vanguardistas: la utilización de géneros menores y la prensa escrita peruana a principios del siglo XX. Dissertation Committee: Dr. Ana Peluffo (Chair), Dr. Robert Newcomb, Dr. Charles Walker.
MA Spanish Literature, University of California, Davis, 2007
BA English and Spanish, Latin American Studies (minor), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004. Senior Honors Thesis: Guillermo J. Fadanelli y las señoritas sucias de la literatura basura. Advisor: Dr. Sara Poot-Herrera.
Academic Appointments
2013-Present Assistant Professor of Spanish, Southern Utah University Department of Languages and Philosophy
2011-2013 Lecturer, Southern Utah University Department of Languages and Philosophy
2005-2010 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Research and Teaching Interests 19TH
and 20th century Latin American literature, women’s studies, journalism, non-fictional genres, Peruvian literature, Andean languages and cultures.
Publications Peer-Reviewed Articles
2014 “En búsqueda de noticias: las estrategias periodísticas de Ángela Ramos y la cuestión del salario.” La crónica latinoamericana (1930-1970). Textos críticos. Eds. Marcela Aguilar, Claudia Darrigrandi, et al. Santiago: Universidad Finis Terrae.
2011 “La experiencia turística del cronista latinoamericano en Jet-Lag de Santiago Roncagliolo.” Textos híbridos: revista de estudios sobre la crónica latinoamericana 1 (2).
Proceedings
2010 “El rol de las cartas y la orfandad en Peregrinaciones de una paria de Flora Tristán." Cien años después: la literatura de mujeres en América Latina. El legado de Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera y Clorinda Matto de Turner. Ed. Claire Martin. Lima: Universidad San Martín de Porres.
2006 “Guillermo J. Fadanelli y el realismo sucio.” Cuento que no has de beber: la ficción en México. Ed. Alfredo Pavón. Tlaxcala: Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala.
Reviews
2009 Gloria da Cunha, Pensadoras de la nación, A Contracorriente: A Journal on Social History and Literature in Latin America 7 (1).
Conferences
2014 “Magda Portal, una intelectual “en marcha”: la formación de la mujer aprista.” Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, Chicago, IL.
2013 “Una mujer de leyenda: Estrategias discursivas y subversión en la obra periodística de Ángela Ramos (1896-1988).” Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, Washington, D.C.
2012 “Dystopian Vision and the Autobiographical Self in Magda Portal’s La trampa.” Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, San Francisco, CA.
2011 “Political Journalism and Pamphlets by Peruvian Women During the 1920s: The Role of Dora Mayer de Zulen.” Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Annual Conference, Salt Lake Community College-Jordan Campus.
2009 “La experiencia turística del cronista latinoamericano en Jet-Lag de Santiago Roncagliolo (Parte II).” 5th Annual Colloquium on Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of California, Davis.
2009 “La experiencia turística del cronista latinoamericano en Jet-Lag de Santiago Roncagliolo (Parte I).” 3rd Bi-National Graduate Student Colloquium, San Diego State University.
2009 “El rol de las cartas y la orfandad en Peregrinaciones de una paria de Flora Tristán." Cien años después: la literatura de mujeres en América Latina: el legado de Clorinda Matto de Turner y Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera, California State University, Long Beach.
2008 “Lectura para mujeres: Gabriela Mistral y su presencia en México.” 4th Annual Colloquium on Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of California, Davis. 2006 “El sonido y la creación de la memoria en Los ríos profundos de José María Arguedas.” 2nd Annual Colloquium on Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of California, Davis.
2004 “Guillermo J. Fadanelli y el realismo sucio.” VII Colloquium on Mexican Literature – XVI encuentro de investigadores del cuento mexicano, University of California, Santa Barbara. Panel Organizer
2014 “Periodismo social mexicano: miradas críticas.” Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, Chicago, IL.
Awards
2014 Faculty Scholarly Support Fund (FSSF) to attend Latin American Studies Association Conference in Chicago, IL. Granted by: Southern Utah University.
2011 Winter Quarter Dissertation Fellowship to focus on dissertation completion. Granted by: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis.
2010 Summer Doctoral Fellowship to support dissertation writing and professional development. Included a residential stay in the WSU campus. Granted by: Washington State University, Pullman.
2010 Summer Travel Research Grant to conduct archival research at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas, Austin. Granted by: University of California Humanities Institute (DHI).
2010 Summer Research Grant to conduct archival research in Lima, Perú. Research was conducted at the Biblioteca Nacional and the university libraries located at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Granted by: Tinker Foundation and the University of California, Davis Hemispheric Institute of the Americas.
2010 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis.
2010 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (Campus-Wide, Nominee), University of California, Davis.
2010 Excellence in Education Award (Campus-Wide, Nominee), Associated Students of the University of California, Davis.
2009 Departmental Travel Grant to attend academic conference. Granted by: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis.
2006 Miguel Velez One-Year Graduate Fellowship. Granted by: University of California, Davis.
2005-2010 Teaching Assistantship, Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Granted by: University of California, Davis.
Academic Service
2014 Departmental Mobile Lab Committee. Co-wrote a proposal with Dr. Rosa Perez and Dr. Todd Mack to fund the purchase of a mobile lab for our department (1 Apple Cart with a set of 20 ipads). Proposal was successfully approved and funded by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Southern Utah University.
2014 Member, Hiring Search Committee (2 positions in Spanish; 1 position in Philosophy), Department of Languages and Philosophy, Southern Utah University.
2013 Panel Member, Undergraduate Workshop: “How to Prepare for Graduate School.” Department of Languages and Philosophy, Southern Utah University.
2013-Present Chapter Advisor, Sigma Delta Pi (National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society), Department of Languages and Philosophy, Southern Utah University.
2011-Present Organizer, Latin American Film Series, Department of Languages and Philosophy, Southern Utah University.
2009-2010 Advisor, Undergraduate Spanish Club, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis.
2010 Organizer, Undergraduate Workshop: “What to do with the Spanish Major: In School and Beyond.” Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis. 2009 Latin American Literature and Culture Coordinator, 5th Annual Colloquium on Latin
American and Iberian Languages, Literatures and Cultures. University of California, Davis. 2009 Organizing Committee, Simposio: Estudios culturales en las Américas: compromiso, colaboración,
transformación. University of California, Davis/Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. 2006-07 Copy Editor, Brújula: revista interdisciplinaria sobre estudios latinoamericanos. Issues: Ciudades
latinoamericanas 5 (1): 2006; Arte y encuentros 6 (1): 2007. Courses Taught
2013-Present Assistant Professor of Spanish, Southern Utah University Department of Languages and Philosophy
Spanish 1010-1020 (Elementary Spanish)
Spanish 2020 (Intermediate Grammar and Conversation) Spanish 3210 (Advanced Grammar and Composition) Spanish 3000 (Spanish Proficiency)
Spanish 3512 (Culture and History of Latin America)
Spanish 4610 (Special Topics: Childhood and Adolescence in Contemporary Latin American and Latino/a Film and Literature)
Language 3250 (World Cinema) (Team-Taught with Dr. Elise Leahy) 2011-2013 Lecturer, Southern Utah University
Department of Foreign Languages and Philosophy Spanish 1010 (Elementary Spanish I) Spanish 1020 (Elementary Spanish II) Spanish 2010 (Intermediate Spanish I)
Spanish 3210 (Advanced Grammar and Composition) Spanish 3512 (Culture and History of Latin America) 2005-2010 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis
Department of Spanish and Portuguese Spanish 1-3 (Elementary Spanish) Spanish 21-22 (Intermediate Spanish)
Spanish 23-24 (Advanced Grammar and Composition I & II) Additional Teaching Experience
2010 Guest Lecture, “Jorge Luis Borges and Roberto Bolaño.” Spanish 170 (Winter Quarter): Introduction to Spanish-American Culture (Taught by Dr. Ana Peluffo).
2008 & 2010 Reader, Spanish 153 (Spring Quarter): The Latin American Short Story (Taught by Dr. Ana Peluffo).
2007 Research Assistant, under the supervision of Norma López-Burton, I assisted in the development, writing, recording and editing of ¡Chévere! A University Spanish Workbook and Audio Guide. Mason: Thomson Learning, 2008.
Languages
English (Native-Speaker) Spanish (Native-Speaker)
Portuguese (Reading Proficiency) Quechua (Basic Proficiency) Professional Affiliations
Modern Language Association (MLA) Latin American Studies Association (LASA) References
Dr. Ana Peluffo, Associate Professor University of California, Davis
Department of Spanish and Portuguese One Shields Ave
Sproul Hall Davis, CA 95616 aopeluffo@ucdavis.edu
Dr. Robert Newcomb, Assistant Professor University of California, Davis
Department of Spanish and Portuguese One Shields Ave
Sproul Hall Davis, CA 95616
rpnewcomb@ucdavis.edu Dr. Charles Walker, Professor University of California, Davis Department of History
1279 Social Sciences and Humanities Davis, CA 95616
(530)752.3046
cfwalker@ucdavis.edu
Norma López-Burton, Lecturer University of California, Davis
Department of Spanish and Portuguese One Shields Ave
Sproul Hall Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752.1060
