Jose De Togores
José de Togores
"Desnudos en la playa", 1922

SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

  •  “The Stereotype of the Moor in the Republican Balladry of the Spanish Civil War,” “[El moro
    traidor, el moro engañado: variantes del estereotipo en el Romancero republicano.”] Anaquel
    de Estudios Árabes    , Madrid: Universidad Complutense. Vol. 16, 2005

  • “The Image of Women in the Ballads and Poster Production of the Spanish Republic,” [“La imagen de
    la mujer en el Romancero y los carteles de la guerra civil española.”] Presencia de la mujer hispana en las letras,las ciencias y las artes. Phoenix: Orbis Press, 2004

  • “The Reivindincation of the Role of Women in Spanish Contemporary Historic Novel” [“La
    reivindicación femenina en la novela histórica actual.”] La mujer hispana en el mundo: sus triunfos y sus retos/Hispanic Women in the World: Accomplishments and Challenges. Phoenix: Orbis Press, 2000

  • “About Kaleidoscopes, Puzzles and other Ludical Aspects in the Narrative of Juan Goytisolo,”
    [“Sobre caleidoscopios, rompecabezas y otros aspectos lúdicos en la narrativa de Juan
    Goytisolo.”]Un círculo de relectores. Jornadas sobre Juan Goytisolo. Instituto de Estudios Almerienses: Diputación de Almería, 1999

  • “Integrated Perspectives: An Exemplary Program” (pp. 198-220) in Preparing a Nation’s Teachers. Models for English and Foreign Languages Programs. Eds. Phyllis Franklin, David Lawrence
    & Elizabeth B. Welles. MLA Publications, New York, 1999. (This book chapter was the result
    of collaboration with other members of the department)

  • “To See You and Not to See You: The Imposible Departure,” [“Verte y no verte: el adiós imposible en la distancia.”] Letras Peninsulares. Fall/Winter (1995-96): 241-52

  • "The Image of the Moor in the Balladry of the Spanish Civil War” [“La imagen del moro en el Romancero de la Guerra Civil.”] Osamayor 6 (1993): 32-37.
  • An Orientalist Reading of Juan Goytisolo. [Una lectura orientalista de Juan Goytisolo.] Fundamentos: Madrid, Spain, 1990. (Book)

  • "A Chronicle of Solitude: Women in the Works of Rosa Montero," ["Crónica de la soledad: mujeres en la obra de Rosa Montero."] Studi Ispanici (1990): 101-108. (Article)
  • "Animalization and other Descriptive Techniques in the Characters of Ramón Pérez de Ayala," "'El hombre es un simio atacado de megalomanía': la animalización y otras técnicas descriptivas en los personajes ayalinos." Tropos 11 (1984): 57-72.

Presentations Related to Scholarship

  • “The Function of Space in the Narratives of Josefina Aldecoa” [“Apuntes sobre la función del espacio en la narrativa de Josefina Aldecoa.”] The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Salamanca, Spain. July 2006
  • “Orality, Memory and Secrecy in Spanish Contemporary Narrative” [“Oralidad, memoria y secreto en la narrativa española contemporánea.”] IV Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades, Madrid, Spain, June 2006
    “Space and the Search for Identity in Spanish Contemporary Narrative” [“El espacio y la búsqueda de la identidad en la novela española contemporánea.”] The 55TH Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference (MIFLC), Wake Forest University, October 14, 2005
  • “Spanish Cinema of the 60’s and 70’s: the Case between Failure and a Bad Education” [“La niña de luto y Asignatura pendiente: Historias de un suspenso o de una mala educación?.”] Romance Languages Film Symposium, Wake Forest University, September 25, 2004
  • “The Construction of Identity and the American Experience in the Spanish Narrative of the 90’s” [“La construcción de la identidad y la experiencia americana en la narrativa española actual.”] III Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades, Madrid, Spain, July 2004
  • "Of Hands and Guns: the Poetry and the Poster Production of the Spanish Civil War," ["De manos y fusiles: la poesía y la cartelística de la guerra civil española."] The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, College of Charleston, October 14, 2003.
  • "Visual Identities in the Spanish Conflict of 1936-1939," ["Identidad y consignas en el conflicto español de 1936-1939."] Conference on Hispanic Cultural Studies: The State of the Art, Arizona State University, September 21, 2002.
  • "A Shout on the Wall: the Posters of the Spanish Civil War," ["Un grito pegado a la pared: los carteles de la guerra civil española."] The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, UNC Wilmington, October 12, 2001.
  • "The Role of Spanish Women in the Twentieth Century: a Retrospective Look at the Spanish Civil War," ["La mujer española en el siglo XX: una mirada retrospectiva de la guerra civil."] La mujer española e hispano-luso-americana ante el nuevo milenio: ideas y reflexiones: Segundo congreso internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades, Sevilla, Spain, July 25, 2000.
  • "The Image of the Arab in the Posters and Ballads of the Spanish Civil War," ["La imagen del árabe en el Romancero y los carteles de la guerra civil española."] The Blue Ridge International Conference, Appalachian State University, April 16, 2000.
  • "The Representation of the Arab in the Literature and Visuals Arts of the Spanish Civil War," ["La representación del árabe en la literatura y las artes visuales de la guerra civil española."] The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, April 20, 2000. "On Kaleidoscopes, Puzzles and other Ludic Aspects in the Narratives of Juan Goytisolo," ["Sobre caleidoscopios, rompecabezas y otros aspectos lúdicos en la narrativa de Juan Goytisolo."] Juan Goytisolo's Symposium, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, June 14, 1998.
  • "Sánchez Mejías and Rafael Alberti's Lasting Eulogy," ["Sánchez Mejías y las últimas banderillas de tinieblas: la elegía albertiana."] The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, Radford University, October 6, 1996.
  • "The Representation of the Role of Women in Spanish Contemporary Historic Novel," ["La reivindicación femenina en la novela histórica actual."] First International Conference of the Hispanic Association for the Humanities, "The Spanish and Latin-American Woman in the World: International Challenges and Successes," Madrid, Spain, August 5, 1995.
  • "Queen Urraca or the Affirmation of Identity Through Discourse," ["Urraca o la autoafirmación de la identidad a través del discurso."] VI Conferencia Internacional de la Asociación de Literatura Femenina Hispánica, Barnard College, NY, October 20, 1995.
  • "Urraca, the Story of an Unusual XII Century Girl," ["Urraca ¿una chica rara del siglo XII?."] The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, April 24, 1995.
  • "Changes and Exchanges of a Chica Rara: from Carmen Martín Gaite to Rosa Montero," ["Cambios y descambios de la chica rara: de Carmen Martín Gaite a Rosa Montero."] The V International Conference of the Association of Hispanic Literature by Women, Davidson College, October 19, 1994.
  • "Key Femenine Issues in the Writings of Rosa Montero," ["Claves narrativas femeninas en la obra de Rosa Montero."] The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, Clemson University, October 7, 1993.
  • "Artistic Integrity and the Quest for Expression in Juan Goytisolo's Recent Narratives," ["Integridad y búsqueda discursiva en la narrativa última de Juan Goytisolo."] The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, April 24, 1992.
  • "The Ballads of the Spanish Civil War: The History of a Crusade," ["Los romances de la guerra civil española: la historia de una cruzada."] The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, East Carolina University, October 19, 1991.
  • "The Virtues of the Solitary Bird or the Demystification of State Culture" ["Las virtudes del pájaro solitario o la desmitificación de la cultura oficial,"] First World Congress on Cultural Conflicts in Contemporary Literature, Univ. of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, February 8, 1991.
  • "Gustavo Adolfo Becquer's Romantic Writings," ["La prosa romántica de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer."] The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, April 27, 1990.
  • "Juan Goytisolo's Paradises: Makbara as an Ideological Option," ["Los paraísos de Juan Goytisolo: Makbara como opción ideologica."] The Philological Association of the Carolinas, USC- Coastal Carolina College, March 9, 1990.
  • "Chronicle of Solitude: Women in Rosa Montero's Works," ["Crónica de la soledad: mujeres en la obra de Rosa Montero."] España frente al siglo XXI. Literatura, arte y cultura, Ohio State University, Columbus, April 7, 1990.
  • "An Orientalist Reading of Juan Goytisolo's Narratives," ["Una lectura orientalista de Juan Goytisolo."] Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures, (La CHISPA,) Tulane University, New Orleans, February 17, 1989.
  • "The Mendiola Trilogy and Juan Goytisolo's Orientalist Discourse," ["La trilogía Mendiola y el discurso orientalista de Juan Goytisolo."] The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, October 7, 1988.
  • "Makbara or the Pariah's Vindication" ["Makbara o la reivindicación del paria,"] Eighth Annual Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Cincinnati, May 12, 1988.
  • "Landscapes After the Battle: Interracial and Cultural Realities," ["Paisajes después de la batalla: el mestizaje literario y cultural."] The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, April 22, 1988.
  • "The Portrayal of the Moor in the Ballads of the Spanish Civil War," ["La imagen del 'moro' en el Romancero de la guerra civil."]. The 25th Annual Conference in Modern Literature, International Literature of the Spanish Civil War, Michigan State University, East-Lansing, November 21, 1987.
  • "An Iserian Reading of Paisajes después de la batalla," ["Una lectura `iseriana' de Paisajes después de la batalla."] The Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Cincinnati, May 15, 1987.


Professional Sessions Chaired

  • Session Chair, "Nations, Borders and Identities: Representations of Race and Immigration in Spanish Culture" at the Conference on Hispanic Cultural Studies: The State of the Art, Arizona State University, September 21, 2002.
  • Session Chair, "Images and the Representation of Women: Before and After the Spanish Civil War," ["Imágenes y representaciones de la mujer: antes y después de la guerra civil española."] Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades, Sevilla, Spain, July 2000.
  • Session Chair, "The Turn of the Century: New Directions in the Narratives of Juan Goytisolo," ["Fin de siglo: nuevas direcciones en la narrativa de Juan Goytisolo."] I organized this session for three of our graduate students at BRICHA (The Blue Ridge International Conference), Appalachian State University, April 16, 2000.
  • Session Chair, "Spanish Linguistics I," The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, October 12, 1996.
  • Session Chair, "The Spanish and Latin-American Woman in the World: International Challenges and Successes," "Voces más allá de sus fronteras I," I Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades," Madrid, Spain, August 5, 1995.
  • Session Chair, "(De)Colonizing the Female Subject: Racial, Social, Sexual, Political, and Cultural Discourses," South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies (SECOLAS), Duke- UNC Program in Latin American Studies, Chapel Hill, March 10, 1995.
  • Session Moderator, "Women, Literature and Music," Women Studies Conference, UNCG, March 19, 1993.
  • Session Chair, "Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature II," The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, University of Tennessee, October 7, 1988.


Other Professional Presentations

Participant on a Round-table discussion on the subject "Spanish Professional Women in the US," Conferencia de la Asociación de Licenciados y Doctores españoles en Estados Unidos, Albuquerque, May 19, 1995.

Book Reviews

  • Review of Berta Serra Manzanares' El otro lado del mundo. The Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, Vol. 2, March 1998.
  • Review of Javier Escudero's Eros, mística y muerte en Juan Goytisolo. Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, October 1997.
  • Review of Jesús Ordovás' Historia de la música pop española. España contemporánea. Número 3, Invierno 1989.

Article Referee

  • Review of the essay "Apocalypse Now: Crisis and the End of Modernity in Temblor by Rosa Montero," ["Apocalypse Now: Crisis y fin de la modernidad en Temblor de Rosa Montero."] The Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, May 2002.
  • Review of the essay "The New Return of the Moors: Present and Past Discourses in Spanish-Morrocan Relations," ["El nuevo regreso de los moros: discursos pasados y presentes de un espacio hispano-marroquí."] The Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, May 2001.
  • Review of the essay "From a Discourse of Sickness to a Discourse of Identity in the Narrative Works of Juan Goytisolo," ["Del discurso de la enfermedad al discurso de la identidad en la narrativa de Juan Goytisolo."] The Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, March 1998.

Editorial Board

  • Spring 06                   Guest Editor, Special Section of the 4th edition of Letras Hispanas, dedicated to Spanish Cinema
  • 2004-present              Letras Hispanas (Revista de literatura y cultura)
  • 1995-present              International Poetry Review
  • 1993-1994                  Editorial Board of Ecos (Bulletin of the North Carolina Chapter of AATSP)

Funded Research

An Institutional grant from the School of Criticism and Theory, a grant for the Advancement of Curriculum & Teaching, UNCG, and a grant from the College of Arts and Sciences, UNCG, allowed me to participate in the 1988 Summer School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College. I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Edward Said whose views on Orientalism and Post-Colonial Theory I applied to my study of the prose production of Spanish contemporary writer, Juan Goytisolo.

An International Kohler Fund Award in 1999 helped me to defray the expenses of my trip to Madrid, Spain for research at the National Library and to Salamanca, the site of the National Historical Archives for the Spanish Civil War. My visit was very valuable and helped me to focus more precisely on the scope of my on-going research project about the Spanish Civil War romancero [Ballads] and about visual manifestations from the war period (poster collections, postcards, calendars, and several other graphic sources available in the Archives).

UNCG Department of Romance Languages