Emily Knudson-Vilaseca
Assistant Professor of Spanish

Email: knud3959@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-2136
Office Location: Scott Hall, 121E
Office Hours: Monday 11-12, Wednesday 11-12, and by appointment
Education
M.A. – June 1999.
Spanish Literature.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
B.A. – June 1996.
Double Major: Spanish and English.
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.
Teaching/Research Interests
Luso-African Literature; 20th-Century Portuguese Literature; 20th-Century Spanish Peninsular Literature; Effects of Immigration/Emigration on National Identity; Racism; Literary/Cultural Theory.
Recent Publications and Presentations
"Transcultural Ventriloquism in Bwana and La mirada del hombre oscuro." Cine-Lit VI. Portland, Oregon, February 24, 2007.
"Disembodied Voices and Voicing Bodies." 14th Annual University of New Mexico Conference on Ibero-American Culture and Society. Relocations and Translated Identities: Migration, Exile, and Diaspora in the Spanish and Portuguese-Speaking Worlds. February 17, 2006.
Book chapter (Portuguese version of article in Bulletin of Hispanic Studies):
* “Três Gerações de Marginalização em O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas, ou Para Onde Realmente Vão os Imigrantes?” Para Um Leitor Ignorado: Ensaios Críticos sobre a Obra de Lídia Jorge. Ed. Ana Paula Ferreira. Editorial Dom Quixote.
* “Three Generations of Marginalization in Lídia Jorge’s O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas or Where are the Immigrants Going – Really?” Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. 83.4 2006.
“The Role of the Façade in Pablo Aranda’s La otra ciudad.” 48th Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA), Chicago, Illinois, November 11, 2006.
(* indicates refereed)
Click here to see a complete list of Emily's publications and presentations.
Courses
Spring 2007 Teaching Schedule:
| SPAN 102-01 | Intro Spanish Lang & Culture | MWF | 9:00-9:50 | MAR 106 |
| Lab | T | 11:00-11:50 | MAR 101 | |
| SPAN 102-03 | Intro Spanish Lang & Culture | MWF | 10:00-10:50 | MAR 106 |
| Lab | T | 11:00-11:50 | MAR 106 |
Recent courses:
Span 101-102 Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture
Span 315 Advanced Grammar and Composition
