María Antonia (García) Anderson de la Torre Doctor in Spanish Literature Phone: 402. 610. 0049 Email: [email protected] Education 8/12- 5/16 Ph.D. in Spanish Literature. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Focus in 20th VVVVVVVVVVVV Century Peninsular Spanish Literature. Secondary focus: Transatlantic and Latin American Literature. 10/10-6/11 Masters in Spanish Journalism. University San Pablo CEU and El Mundo, Madrid, q Spain. Honors Scholarship. 1/00-5/04 Bachelor’s Degree in Literature. University of Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia Graduation with honors. Laureate thesis about Hypertext in Italo Calvino published by U of Los Andes. Ph.D. dissertation: The Reception of Art and Literature in Max Aub’s serie El laberinto mágico. 2016. Adviser: Dr. Óscar Pereira-Zazo. Current academic position: 2016- 2019 Resident Assistant Professor of Spanish Literature. Creighton University. Omaha. Previous academic positions -2012-2016 University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Graduate Teaching Assistant. -2005-2007 Instituto Caro & Cuervo (Bogotá). Research assistant. -2006 Cerlalc, (Bogotá). Research Assistant Publications Books -Pop corn fields (Campos de pop corn). Peregrino Ediciones. Bogotá: 2015. Print. -Italo Calvino’s Ball of Wool. (Los ovillos de Italo Calvino) Laureated dissertation. In "Colección de Tesis Meritorias" Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá: 2005. Print. -The Fixed Price, a strategy in favor of bookstores. (El precio fijo, una estrategia en pro de las librerías). CERLALC-Unesco. Bogotá: 2006. Print. Academic papers and book reviews -“Producción de arte y política: La España de la Guerra Civil vista desde El Laberinto Mágico de Max Aub”. El Correo de Euclides, Segobre, Spain. Approved for publication. -“Una presencia fatua en el México del Boom: Max Aub y su laberinto. Hispanófila. Approved for publication. Virginia Tech University. -"Italo Calvino's ball of wool" (Los ovillos de Italo Calvino). Espéculo Journal, Complutense University, Madrid, 2004. -“College Publishing houses”. (Las editoriales universitarias) co author: Richard Uribe. CERLALC-UNESCO, 2006. -“Italo Calvino´s whool ball”. (I gomitoli di Italo Calvino).Translation to Italian: Antonio Piú. 2004. -“The blown up consciousness” In Memories of III Symposium of writers from Latin America and Spain. Convenio Andrés Bello. Bogotá, Colombia 2003. -Reading Angosta in Angosta. (Leyendo Angosta en Angosta). Lateral Magazine, Spain. 2007. Opinion columns (2017-2018) -The New York Times: “The silence of abused women in Colombia”. 2018. Print. -The New York Times: “Un vallenato sobre la violencia machista en Colombia”, (A vallenato about sexist violence in Colombia) April 19th, 2017. -The New York Times: “El escandaloso silencio de las mujeres abusadas en Colombia” (The scandalous silence of abused women in Colombia). February 12th, 2018. -The Omaha World Herald: “Keep Education Accessible”. November 30th, 2017. -El Tiempo: “La pifia del Caballero”, December 19th, 2017. -El Tiempo: “La muerte del estudiante doctoral” November 21st, 2017 -El Tiempo: “Yo también he sido acosada” October 28th, 2017 -El Tiempo: “La muerte lenta boricua”, October 10th, 2017 -El Tiempo: “Balada para un loco de poder” September 23rd, 2017 -El Tiempo: “Carta blanca al nazismo”, August 23rd, 2017. -El Tiempo: “Nada más que la mentira”, August 7th, 2017. -El Tiempo: “Más libros y menos armas”. July 05th, 2017 -El Tiempo: “Ave, Donald” June 19th, 2017. -El Tiempo: “Hasta siempre, Oscar”, March 27th, 2017 -El Tiempo: “Un Oscar de blancos y negros”, March 3rd, 2017 -El Tiempo: “La falacia de los “bad hombres” February 14th, 2017 -El Tiempo: -“Captive in America”. El Tiempo (Bogotá). http://bit.ly/2jx6t39 -El Tiempo: -“Trump’s nasty women”. El Tiempo (Bogotá) Analysis of the Women’s March. http://bit.ly/2kIHbB1 January 24th, 2017 -“Go back home”. El Tiempo (Bogotá). Analysis about the responsibility of the developed world in the refugee crisis. http://tinyurl.com/jfdd6to Janary 12th, 2017. -Conferences -“Max Aub and his role as a writer during the Spanish Civil War”. Loyola University, Chicago. Midwest Modern Languages Association Conference. Cincinatti, November 2017. -Journalism and War in 20th Century Colombia, Omaha South, October, 2017. -"Spanish historiography under Franco". The XVIII Annual Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Symposium. Ohio state University. April 2015. -"Leer "Angosta" en Angosta" about Angosta by Héctor Abad Faciolince. University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s MACHL, Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature. October 2012. -“Los ovillos de Italo Calvino”. Conference about the hypertext in Italo Calvino. National University of Colombia. 2004. -“Amor furtivo en un fragmento”, about Fragmentos de amor furtivo by Héctor Abad Faciolince. International Book Fair of Bogotá. Colombia. 2004. - “Los ovillos de Italo Calvino”. International Book Fair of Bogotá, Colombia. 2005. - “La conciencia estallada”. III Symposium of writers from Latin America and Spain. Convenio Andrés Bello. Bogotá, Colombia 2003. -Other Professional experience. Positions held: Editor, writer, translator -2016-current New York Times. Collaborator. Spanish Opinion Section. -2012-current El Tiempo. Opinion columnist. -2011. El Mundo (Madrid). Journalist at Crónica. Spain. -2011. El Espectador (Bogotá). Correspondent. Spain. -2007-2010. El Tiempo (Bogotá). Editorialist and Opinion Editor for Eltiempo.com -2007-2008. El Tiempo (Bogotá). Vive.in. Reporter -2005-2007. Semana Magazine, Opinion Columnist (Bogotá). Semana.com. -2006-2008. El Tiempo (Bogotá). Opinion Columnist. -2006-2007. El Espectador (Bogotá). Opinion Columnist. -2005. Pie de Página (Bogotá). Editorial Assistant. -2001-2002 El Malpensante. (Bogotá). Editorial assistant. -Other degrees and certificates -Masters Seminar in Argentinian Literature. University of Virginia & Mempo Giardinelli Foundation (Resistencia, Argentina). June 2005. -Certificate of completion of the International Teaching Assistant Institute (ITA), University of Nebraska-Lincoln August 2012. -Master in Philology. University Complutense. Madrid. 2012. (15 credits completed) -Knight Center of Journalism. Course "Journalism Coverage of Armed Conflicts". Álvaro Sierra. September 2008. -Knight Center of Journalism. Course "Digital Tools for Journalists" S. Crucianelli. Apr-may 2010. -New Ibero American Journalism Foundation (FNPI).. International Seminar of Journalism. November 2006. Bogotá, Colombia. -New Ibero American Journalism Foundation (FNPI). National Seminar of Journalism. Bogotá, Colombia. October 2006. -Institute of las Américas. California. Course "Avant Guard Journalism: Digital Coverage in the 21st Century". San Diego. US. March 2010. - Le Monde Diplomatique. Bogotá, Colombia. Seminar of Journalism Genres. Coordinated by Bernardo García Guerrero. June 2006. -Honors, Awards & Fellowships -2016 Creighton University Non-Western Cultural Grant, $ 1,000. Coordination of Conference of Francisco de Roux about Colombia’s peace agreement. -2016 Creighton University. Travel Grant. 2016 -Rogers Grant for graduate students. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2015-2016 -Rogers Grant for graduate students. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2014-2015 -Rogers Grant for graduate students. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2013-2014 -Rogers Grant for graduate students. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2012-2013 -1st International Award of Female Narrative. Bovarismos, 2014. La Pereza Editions. Finalist. Fiction story published in the book: Soñando en Vrindavan y otras historias de ellas, La Pereza Ediciones. Miami: 2014. -Honors Scholarship. Masters in Journalism. CEU San Pablo University. Madrid (Spain). 2011- 2012. -Laurate Dissertation. Degree in Literature. Andes University. Bogotá, Colombia, 2004. -Parnaso Nuevo Mundo, Fiction story and poetry International Award. Jury member. 2015. -Professional Affiliations -Midwest Modern Languages Association. 2017-2018. -Modern Languages Association. 2016. -Latin American Student Association. LASA 2014-2015. -Princeton University. Humanist Discussion Group. May 2004- to date. -Teaching Creighton University Current courses: -Fall 2018 Introduction to Literary Analysis. Survey Course of Spanish and Latin American short stories, film and poetry. SPANISH 425. -Fall 2018 Spanish Grammar In Context. Advanced Grammar. Spanish 312 -Fall 2018 Advanced Writing and Conversation Spanish. Spanish 311 -Fall 2018 Beginning Spanish for Daily Life. Spanish 112. Previous courses: -Summer 2018 Intermediate Spanish. Spanish 225 -Spring 2018 Introduction to Literary Analysis. Spanish 425. -Spring 2018 Spanish Grammar in Context. Spanish 312. -Spring 2018 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. -Spring 2018 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. -Fall 2017 Advanced writing and conversation. Spanish 311 -Fall 2017 Intermediate Spanish. Spanish 225 -Fall 2017 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. -Fall 2017 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. -Spring 2017 20th century Spain through its film, literature, letters. Spanish 568 -Spring 2017 Advanced writing and conversation. Spanish 311 -Spring 2017 Advanced Spanish Grammar. Spanish 312. -Spring 2017 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. -Fall 2016 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. Fall 2016 Beginning Spanish For Daily Life II. Spanish 112. -Fall 2016 Advanced writing and conversation. Spanish 311 -Fall 2016 Advanced writing and conversation. Spanish 311 University of Nebraska-Lincoln -Spring 2016 Translation, Interpreting, advanced writing and conversation. Spanish 300B