Academics
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Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures: Faculty
Robert A. Parsons
Academic History:
- BA, German, West Virginia University. 1970.
- MA, German, West Virginia University. 1972.
- MA, Spanish, Ohio University. 1976.
- Ph.D., Spanish, Penn State University. 1982.
- Assistant Professor, University of Scranton, 1979-1983.
- Associate Professor, University of Scranton, 1984-1991.
- Professor, University of Scranton, 1991 to present.
- Chairperson, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Scranton, 1988-Aug 2003.
- Acting Chairperson, Department of World Languages and Cultures, University of Scranton, 2010-2011
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Articles published (in journals and proceedings):
"Language, Literature, and Curriculum Revision in the 1980's." Foreign Language Annals 18.3 (May 1985): 21 3-218."Reversals of Illocutionary Logic in Griselda Gambaro's Las paredes", in Things Done With Words: Speech Acts in Hispanic Drama (Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs, 1986): 101-114.
"The Allegorical Dimension of Carlos Fuentes' Terra nostra." Hispanic Journal 7.2 (Spring 1986): 90-97.
"An Interdisciplinary Approach to Politics and Literature: The Latin American Case." Teaching Political Science: Politics in Perspective 13.4 (Spring 1986): 148-153. Co-authored by Leonard Champney.
"The Vision of Horror or Opposing Self. The Double in Three Novels by Carlos Fuentes." Journal of Evolutionary Psychology 8.1-2 (March 1987): 105-114.
"Mirror Symbolism in Carlos Fuentes' Terra nostra." College Language Association Journal 31.1 (Sept. 1987): 77-86.
"Carlos Rangel's Del buen salvaje al buen revolucionario: A Maverick's View of U.S. Imperialism." Inter-American Review of Bibliography 3 8.3 (Nov. 1988): 354- 362.
"Parody and Self-Parody in Lo demas es silencio: (La vida y la obra de Eduardo Torres) by Augusto Monterroso." Hispania 72.4 (Dec. 1989): 938-945.
"Mempo Giardinelli's Qué solos se quedan los muertos: An Investigation of Argentina in Mexico." Selected Proceedings of the Philological Association of Louisiana (1990): 21-32.
"Watches without Owners: Variations on a Spanish American Satirical Theme." Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura 7.1 (Fal l 1991): 55-61.
"The International Language/Business Major at a Small Private University: Successes and Nagging Concerns." RIE (Resources in Education) document #ED348873 of ERIC Microfiche Collection 28.1 (Jan. 1993): 3-15. Publishedin ERIC in Proceedings of the Eastern Michigan University Conference on Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions, Ypsilanti, MI, March 26, 1992.
"Progress in Reverse: Some Spanish American Satirical Views of Development." Abstracts and Selected Papers from the Second Biennial Conference on Culture, Society and Change in the Americas. (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida and VENUSA, 1993): 295-303.
"Parodia y autoparodia en Lo demás es silencio de Augusto Monterroso", in Refracción: Augusto Monterroso ante la crítica (Ediciones Era: México, D.F., 1995): 109-122 (translation of "Parody and Self-Parody in Lo demás es silencio de Augusto Monterroso")
"Sátira anticlerical en algunos cuentos de Jorge Kattán Zablah." Alba de América16, Nos. 30-31(June, 1998), 269-285.
"Service Learning in the Local Hispanic/Latino Community in Scranton, PA: The Devolopment and Evaluation of an Experimental College Course" in Fulfilling Our Dreams by Bringing All Culures Together: 2007 Monograph Series of the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates. pp. 554-577. Available in CD ROM format from MAAAS or on their website at http://www.naaas.org/2007monograph.pdf.
Courses taught at the University of Scranton:
A range of Spanish language courses, elementary (101- 102), intermediate (211-212), Advanced Conversation and Composition (311-312), and Advanced Stylistics (321).Upper-division courses taught include:
- Spanish 313, Spanish Culture and C ivilization
- Spanish 314, Latin American Culture and Civilization
- Spanish 319, Business Spanish
- Spanish 320, Introduction to Literature
- Spanish 331, Survey of Spanish American Literature
- Spanish 421, Twentieth Century Spanish Drama
- Spanish 422, Spanish American Drama
- Spanish 431, Spanish American Short Story
- Spanish 433, Hispanic Lyric Poetry
- Spanish 335, Service and the Hispanic Community
- Spanish 436, The Hispanic Satirical Tradition
- Spanish 484, Hispanic Literature and Film
- Literature 205, Latin American Literature in Translation
E-Mail Address and Links
Email address:parsonsr1@scranton.edu| Links: | http://lanic.utexas.edu/ | Latin American Network Information Center |
| http://matrix.scranton.edu/academics/ac_pgm_latiname rican_studies.shtml | Latin American Studies Concentration, University of Scranton | |
| http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/online-resource-guide-for-spanish-teachers | A fabulous website for both teachers and students in Spanish | |
| http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/spanish.html | Spanish Resources | |
| http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/recipes/recipes.html | LaOlla Latinoamericana (Food and Recipes from Latin America) | |
| http://www.derechos.org/index.html | Human Rights page.Option for viewing in either Spanish or English. | |
| http://www.elmundo.es/ | El Mundo, an important Spanish news paper | |
| http://www.my-spanish-dictionary.com/articles/learning-the-spanish-language.html | Great site for Spanish learners at all levels | |
| http://www.elespectador.com/ | Colombia's most important newspaper | |
| http://www.allaboutguadalajara.com/allaboutguadalajarasp an.htm | Web Page for Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| http://www.caracol.com.co/ | Caracol, a major chain of Colombian radio stations | |
| http://www.mexconnect.com/ | A general and special interest magazine on Mexico. In English. | |
| http://www.yellow.com .mx/ | An excellent Mexican search engine |
