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Gomez, Leila Gabriela

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Research

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  • Leila Gómez specializes in the travel writing scholarship and Indigenous documentaries. She has published articles, five books, and coordinated special journal volumes on these topics. Professor Gomez has published a book on travel narratives in Mexico, for which she has received the Humboldt Fellowship for Advanced Researchers. Her new research project focuses on global Indigeneities, gender and film.

keywords

  • Latin American Literature, Travel Writing, Indigenous Literature, Gender and Women Studies, Film, Comparative Literature, Latin American Cultural Studies

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Teaching

courses taught

  • ARSC 1200 - Topics in Arts and Sciences
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    Various topics from within the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • LAMS 1000 - Introduction to Latin American and Latinx Studies
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020
    Focuses on the main topics of Latin American and Latinx Studies, exploring them through interdisciplinary approaches. Core course of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Certificate.
  • SPAN 2110 - Second-Year Spanish 1
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2019 / Summer 2020
    Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 1020 (min. grade C-). Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.
  • SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Fosters critical thinking and the ability to discuss texts from a historical, sociological, ideological and formalistic viewpoint. Analyzes literary and cultural expressions from Latin America, Spain and the US Latino traditions in different genres, ranging from fiction to poetry, and media from the written word to cinema and other visual arts.
  • SPAN 4170 - Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Cent
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    Examines major works and trends in literature, visual arts and/or other cultural expressions of Latin America from the colonial period to the end of the 19th century.
  • SPAN 4180 - Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Examines major works of literature, visual arts and/or other cultural expressions of Latin America from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.
  • SPAN 4220 - Special Topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American Literature
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
    Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Spanish and/or Spanish American literature selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
  • SPAN 5130 - Seminar: Critical Approaches to Iberian & Latin American Literatures and Cultures
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    An introductory study of theoretical approaches and critical analyses related to Iberian and Latin American literatures and cultures, with an emphasis on contemporary trends. Same as SPAN 7130.
  • SPAN 5320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2019
    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7320.
  • SPAN 7130 - Seminar: Critical Approaches to Iberian and Latin American Literatures and Cultur
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    An introductory study of theoretical approaches and critical analyses related to Iberian and Latin American literatures and cultures, with an emphasis on contemporary trends. Same as SPAN 5130.
  • SPAN 7320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2019
    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 5320.
  • WGST 2600 - Introduction to Global Gender, Race and Sexuality Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2024
    Introduces students to the field of Women and Gender Studies. Examines gender issues globally from interdisciplinary, intersectional and transnational feminist perspectives across a range of global cultural contexts. Covers such topics as transnational feminism, colonialism and imperialism, indigenous feminisms, religion and politics, immigration and asylum, and climate change.
  • WGST 3711 - Topics in Global Gender and Sexuality Studies (AH)
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
    Examines selected topics in women, gender and sexuality in the arts and humanities, from a global perspective. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Recommended prerequisite: WGST 2000 or WGST 2600.
  • WGST 4001 - Advanced Topics in Gender ad Sexuality Studies (AH)
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
    Provides and advanced interdisciplinary course organized around a specific issue in the social sciences relating to gender and sexuality. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Recommended prerequisite: WGST 2000 or WGST 2600. Same as WGST 5001.
  • WGST 4100 - Gender and Indigeneity in Literature and Films of the Americas
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Through analysis of literature and films by Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and filmmakers, this course explores issues of gender in Indigenous communities in the Americas, gender and power distribution within Indigenous communities, related national and global politics, legal and economic systems, migration, and environmental issues, among other topics. This course also studies how colonization and the imposition of patriarchy has transformed Indigenous societies by diminishing the power, status, and material circumstances of Indigenous women. Recommended prerequisite: WGST 2000 or WGST 2600.

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