Spanish faculty, instructors and graduate students presented the following papers:
– Dr. William Worden presented at the Desayuno Literario, within the AATSP Chapter Meeting
– Dr. Ignacio F. Rodeño organized, chaired and presented the following session: “The Spanish Convention as State-Wide Collaboration and Empowerment.”
– Dr. Ignacio F. Rodeño chaired the session entitled “La diáspora hispana hacia/desde los Estados Unidos en la literatura y en el aula,” and presented “Latinos forging their transcultural identity: some poetic voices.”
– Dr. Karina Vázquez : “From the Deep South to the Vast South: Exploring Student’s Creativity in the Spanish Writing Classroom through the Narrative of Anna-Kazumi Stahl.”
– Dani Peterson, MA: “Transnational Identities in The Guardians by Ana Castillo”
– Forrest Blackbourn, MA: “Did the Caribbean Intelligence Agency (CIA) Kill Kennedy and Trujillo?”
– Betsy Brooks, Brianne Kobeck and Ana Capanegra presented in a panel entitled “Incorporating Meaningful Reading in the Spanish Classroom”.
Also…
– Dr. Ignacio F. Rodeño was elected President of AATSP-Alabama Chapter for the 2012-2014 term. He had served as First Vice-President of the Organization during the 2009-2011 term
– Dr. Karina E. Vázquez was elected Second Vice-President of AATSP-Alabama Chapter for the 2012-2014 term.
The 2013 AATSP conference will be on April 11-13 at the Birmingham Convention Center.