DANIELA AZRA RADPAY
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
[email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Iberian and Latin American Literatures and Cultures
2012-present
New York University, Madrid, Spain
M.A. in Spanish and Latin American Literatures and Cultures
2010-2011
Thesis: “Un papel dinámico: La mujer islámica como sujeto ambivalente en las narrativas populares
en la España de la Edad Media”
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
B.A. in Spanish, B.A. in Anthropology, B.S. in Psychology
Honors Thesis: “The “Evolution” of the Role of the Woman from La Perfecta
Casada to Desengaños Amorosos”
2003-2007
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Medieval Iberian literature
Spanish Golden Age literature
Study of convivencia in Medieval Spain
Middle Eastern/Islamic studies
Gender roles/feminist studies
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20 Century Latin American Literature
HONORS AND AWARDS
Newberry Renaissance Consortium Grant
Undergraduate Mitte Circle of Excellence Award Winner
Named Outstanding Liberal Arts Student for Academic Excellence
Mitte Scholarship Recipient
Texas State University Dean’s List
2013
2007
2005-2006, 2006-2007
2003-2007
2003-2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Assistant instructor- Introductory Spanish (3 semesters)
Assistant instructor- Intermediate Spanish
2012-2013
2013-present
Pond Springs Elementary, Austin, Texas
Spanish instructor
2011-2012
Canyon Creek Elementary, Austin, Texas
Spanish instructor
2011-2012
Texas State University- San Marcos
Spanish Instructional Assistant
2006-2007
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
New York University- Madrid
Translator
2010-2011
PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES
The ‘Evolution’ of the Role of the Woman During the Spanish Golden Age
-Presented Undergraduate Thesis Research at the Gender and Enlightenment
Conference in San Marcos, Texas
2007
The ‘Complete’ Woman: The Dualistic Role of the Islamic Female in Medieval Spain
-Presented at the Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies Graduate Student
Conference in Chicago, Illinois
2013
-Presented at the Hawai’i International Conference on Arts and Humanities in
Honolulu, Hawai’i
2013
Forgive and Forget? The Difficulty Behind Moving Past the Emotional Effects of the
Spanish Civil War
-Presented at the Hawai’i International Conference on Arts and Humanities in
Honolulu, Hawai’i
2013
Wicked or witty? How El Sendebar’s “instructive” text dynamically represents the
medieval Spanish woman Spanish Civil War
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-Presented at the 35 Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum in Plymouth,
New Hampshire
2014
The ‘Complete’ Woman: The Dualistic Role of the Islamic Female in Medieval Spain
-To be presented at the SCMLA Conference in Austin, Texas
2014
LANGUAGES
English- native language
Spanish- near fluent speaking, reading, and writing ability
Farsi- currently learning
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Sigma Delta Pi
Psi Chi
Lambda Alpha
Member of the SCMLA