Linda J. Craft, Professor of Spanish
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Linda J. Craft, Professor of Spanish |
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Education:
B.A. College of Wooster (French, Latin); M.A. University of Akron
(Spanish); Ph.D. Northwestern University (Hispanic Studies).
Dissertation: “At the Margin of Testimonial Function in Central American
Narratives.” Director:
Hugo Achugar.
Book:
Novels of Testimony and
Resistance from Central America (University Press of Florida, 1997).
(Should be required reading for all Spanish 1010 students.)
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interests: Central
American and Caribbean novels and short stories; women’s writing and feminist
theory; testimonio; literary translation; postmodern, postcolonial, and
diasporan discourses. |
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I enjoy eating out, camping, sitting around and swapping stories, reading the newspaper, traveling anywhere and everywhere.
| I love coffee, coffee and a good book, coffee and good friends and conversation; power walks; the Art Institute; Ravinia; the movie Matinee; Morelia; Haydn, Joan Baez, the Buena Vista Social Club; all things Spanish. ¡Me gusta Chicago! |
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Outside
interests: Peace
and justice activities; teaching an adult Sunday School class (aka “Higher
Grounds”—we drink designer coffee while contemplating life’s big
questions) on current issues.
I don’t
like Rush Limbaugh, narrow-minded
religious zealotry, road-raging idiotas on the Kennedy, sushi.
Little known facts: I once worked at Dairy Queen; I have a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do; George Stephanopoulos was twice a student of mine; I’m a soccer mom and drive a mini-van.
Send me an e-mail: lcraft@northpark.edu
