María Cordero

Spanish - World Languages and Cultures

Associate Professor


María Cordero

Contact Information

Office Location: Logan (MAIN 210)
Phone: +1 435 797 1423
Email: maria.cordero@usu.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Princeton University, Spanish, 1999; M.A. 1992
M.A. New York University, Comparative Literature, 1988-99
B.A. Loyola University of Chicago, 1988

Spanish Language
Intro to Spanish Literature and Composition
Advanced Spanish Grammar
Topics in Latin American Literature
Survey of Latin American Literature
Graduate Practicum in Language Teaching

Colonial Spanish- American Literature
Golden Age Spanish Literature
Latino Studies

The Transformations of the Images of Araucania in the Spanish Siglos de Oro: Valdivia's Letters and Vivar's Chronicle. New York: Forth coming with Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

"The Image of Rome in Vivar's Chronicle." Latin American Studies Association. Miami, Florida, 13-17 March 2000.

"Refashioning History: Representations of the Burning of Colonial Santiago in Valdivia and Vivar." Second Biennial Conference on Iberian/Iberian-American Literatures. Florida International University. October 28-30, 1999.