CURRICULUM VITA
María José Luján Moreno
914.323.5190
EDUCATION:
Ph. D. in Literature: Erotic Spanish Contemporary Novel (1940-1995). University of Murcia, Spain, 1995-1999.
Master of Arts (Licenciatura): French Medieval Studies: Language History, Logic.
University of Murcia, Spain, 1980-1983.
Teaching Certificate. University of Murcia, Spain, 1983.
College Degree in Education: Teacher Modern Languages and Mathematics. University of Murcia, Spain, 1976-1980.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Associate Professor, Manhattanville College, NY: Advanced Spanish Language and Peninsular and Latin American Literature, Culture, and Film. July 2009 – Present.
Assistant Professor, Manhattanville College, NY: Advanced Spanish Language and Peninsular Literature, July 2003 – June 2009.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Manhattanville College, NY: Spanish Language and Literature, August 2002-July 2003.
Lecturer, Iona College, NY: Spanish Language, September – December 2002.
Lecturer, Manhattanville College, NY: Spanish Language, 1997 – May 2002.
Lecturer, SUNY Purchase, NY: Spanish Language, 1995 – 2001.
Teacher, Instituto Reyes Católicos, Bogotá, Colombia: Mathematics, 1992 – 1994.
Coordinator, Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Spain. Managua, Nicaragua, 1987-1990.
Teacher and Tutor, Spanish and Hispanic American Literature. Instituto “Jesús María”, Medellín, Colombia, 1984 – 1985.
Lecturer, French Philology. University of Murcia, Spain, 1983.
COURSES TAUGHT:
Spanish for Beginners I and II
Intermediate Spanish I and II
Advanced Spanish Grammar Review
Written Contemporary Spanish
Speaking About Movies: Advanced Spanish Conversation
Spanish for Native & Heritage Speakers I and II
Spanish Civilization Past and Present
The Spanish Golden Age
Spanish Literature and Film
Spanish Women Writers
Spanish Theater
Twentieth Century Spanish Poetry
The Modern Spanish Novel
Modern Short Stories from Spain
The Latin American Novel and Film
Latin American Black Literature
Latin American Short Stories by Women
Latin American Civilization in the Arts
Gabriel García Márquez and Magic Realism Writers
Women's Writings in Latin America
Senior Seminar
Independent Study
OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST:
Central American and Caribbean Literature written by women
Spanish Production by Women Writers in the USA
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Coordinator of Spanish, World languages and Literatures Department, July 2014 – Present.
Implementation of conversion of Spanish Beginners course from 3 to 4 credits since Fall 2011.
Implementation of Spanish Placement exam at Manhattanville College, Fall 2010.
Director of Latin American Studies Program, 2009 – Fall 2014.
Coordinator of Adjunct Instructors of Manhattanville College’s Spanish Department, 2003 – 2009.
Alternate Supervisor of Employees at Manhattanville College’s Spanish Department, 2003 – 2009.
AWARDS:
Sabbatical for Spring semester 2012.
PUBLICATIONS:
Coeditor of Selected Proceedings
Actas Seleccionadas del Congreso Intercontinental de ALDEEU 2009. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España. Ed. Alicia de Gregorio and María José Luján. ALDEEU: Alcala de Henares, 2011.
Encyclopedia Entries
“Rosario Aguilar.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. 3 vols. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 1: A-F. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 15-16.
“Tomás Borge.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 1: A-F. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011.120-21.
“Omar Cabezas.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 1: A-F. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 135-36.
“José Coronel Urtecho.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 1: A-F. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 246.
“Pablo Antonio Cuadra.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 1: A-F. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 261.
“Sergio Ramírez.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 3: R-Z. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 828-829.
“Repertorio Español.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 3: R-Z. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 837-38.
“Nicasio Urbina.” World Literature in Spanish. An Encyclopedia. Ed. Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropesa. Volume 3: R-Z. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 984-85.
Grammar Manuals
Luján, María José and Carol Stroud. Grammar Manual for Beginner and Intermediate Levels. Vol. II. New York: L&S Publications, 2011.
Luján, María José and Carol Stroud. Grammar Manual for Beginner and Intermediate Levels. Vol. I. New York: L&S Publications, 2010.
Articles
"Paquita Suarez Coalla: escritora de historias increíbles". Literatura escrita en español en Nueva York. Ed. Paquita Suárez Coalla and Sonia Rivera Valdés. Nueva York, Campana, 2014. 61-67.
"La obra de Paquita Suarez Coalla". Alba de América. California: 2013. Vol. 33, No. 62-63. 224-235.
"Amor, muerte y denuncia en Jimmy Hendrix toca mientras cae la lluvia de Carmen González Huguet." El viaje a Ithaca. Ed. Juan Liébana. Middleboro, MA, 2012. 143-152.
"La obra en español de Paquita Suárez Coalla."Revista cultural hispanoamericana. Los Angeles: 55 (2012): 8-9.
“A Paquita Suárez Coalla le tocó escribir en Nueva York.” Grafemas. Ed. Guadalupe Cortina. Grafemas.org 2012. Web.
“Los premios literarios en España.” El español, baluarte del humanismo: Literatura, Lengua y Cultura. Ed. Jorge H. Valdivieso and L. Teresa Valdivieso. Turlock, California: Orbis Press, 2009. 31-38.
“El erotismo en La discreta pecadora, o ejemplo de doncellas recogidas de Paloma Díaz-Mas.” Burgos, corazón de Castilla. Ed. Juan Fernández Jiménez. Burgos: Instituto Castellano y Leonés de la Lengua, 2008. 253-64.
“El boom de la narrativa erótica escrita por mujeres en España (1975-1995).” Explicación de Textos Literarios. Department of Foreign Languages. California State University. Vol. XXXIII-2, 2004-2005 but published in 2007. 5-17.
“Análisis de Ideogramas Húmedos, de Mercedes Abad.” Lorca, taller del tiempo. Ed. Pedro Guerrero Ruiz, José Luis Molina, Santos Campoy and María Teresa Caro. Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2005. 269-274.
LECTURES:
October 2014: Sexto Coloquio Internacional de Latino Artists Round table (LART)
and The City College at the Center for Worker Education in New York City. Title:
"Historia, teatro y mujeres en Madres, de Tina Escaja". (October 23-25)
June 2014: Primer Congreso de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, held in Washington DC. Title: “Temas diversos, formas variadas y mujer en crisis en el teatro de Maricel Mayor Marsán”. (June 6-8)
April 2013: XXXIII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU, held in Saint Augustine, FL. Title: “Rescatando el olvido: Los cuentos de Paquita Suárez Coalla”. (April, 17-19)
July 2012: XXXII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU, held in Cádiz, Spain. Title: “Memoria y olvido: Pa nun escaeceme de Paquita Suárez Coalla”. (July 2-5)
March 2012: 37th International Symposium of Hispanic Literature, in Los Angeles, California. Title: “Voces de mujeres asturianas en la obra de Paquita Suárez Coalla”. (March 8-9)
October 2011: Primer Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispana Escrita en Español en Nueva York, in New York City. Title: “Paquita Suarez Coalla: Escritora de historias increíbles”. (October 14-15)
June 2011: Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU in Ithaca, New York. Title: “Temas de amor, muerte y denuncia en Jimmy Hendrix toca mientras cae la lluvia de Carmen González Huguet”. (June 1-4)
April, 2010: II Congreso Intercontinental de ALDEEU in Phoenix, Arizona. Title: “El momento de España: presencia de lo español y del español en Irán”. (April 22-24)
November 2010: Gómez, D. W., & Luján, M. J. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention World Languages Expo, Boston, MA. Title: “The Effects of Differentiated Writing Prompt for Speakers of Spanish”. (November 19-21)
Novembe 2009: Seminario Internacional “Diálogo cultural Irán-España”, in the College of World Studies, in Tehran, Iran. Title: “La recepción del cine posrevolucionario iraní en España”. (November 17-18)
November 2009: Gómez, D. W., & Luján, M. J. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) San Diego, CA. “Using RAFTs in a mixed-proficiency college Spanish composition course”. (November 20-22)
July 2008: XXVIII Asamblea General de ALDEEU “Córdoba, cauce de civilizaciones”, Córdoba, Spain. Title: “El papel de la mujer en El guerrillero de Rosario Aguilar”. (July 1-5)
April 2008: XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Centroamericana, in Nicoya, Costa Rica. Title: “La violencia contra la mujer en Quince barrotes de izquierda a derecha de Rosario Aguilar”. (April 16-18)
April 2007: XV Congreso Internacional de Literatura Centroamericana: Los procesos de expresión literaria en Centroamérica y sus protagonistas, in Antigua, Guatemala. Title: “La figura de El guerrillero en la obra de Rosario Aguilar”. (April 18-20)
June 2006: IV Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades “El español, baluarte del humanismo: literatura, lengua y cultura”, Madrid. Title: “Los premios literarios de España”. (June 24-27)
April 2006: XXVI Asamblea General de ALDEEU “A orillas del lago”, Erie, Pennsylvania. Title: “La niña blanca y los pájaros sin pies: el relato de la conquista desde la óptica de la mujer”. (April 6-9)
July 2005: XXV Asamblea General de ALDEEU “Burgos, Corazón de Castilla”, (Burgos, Spain). Title: “La candidez y simpleza de La discreta pecadora o ejemplo de doncellas recogidas de Paloma Díaz-Mas.” (July 5-9)
September 2004: 10th AATSP Biennial Northeast Regional Meeting “It all Began in 1492: The Luso-Hispanic Presence in the Changing Cultural Landscape of America”, at Yale University. Title: “El boom de la narrativa erótica femenina española”. (September 10-12)
July 2004: III International Conference “Madrid in Spanish, Latinamerican and World Literature” in Madrid. Title: “Analysis of Ana Rossetti’ short story La sortija y el sortilegio”. (July 10)
July 2004: Congreso Internacional “Lorca, taller del tiempo”, sponsored by Asociación de Licenciados y Doctores Españoles en Estados Unidos (ALDEEU, held in Lorca, Spain. Title: “Analisis de Ideogramas Húmedos de Mercedes Abad. (July 6-11)
COMMITTEES:
Creation of the Department of World Languages & Literatures (WLL), 2013 –2014.
Appointed to the Multicultural and Diversity Liaisons Program, 2013 – Present.
ADA Committee, 2013 – Present.
Appointed to the College's Task Force on Area Studies programs, December 2012 – February 2013.
Academic Policy Committee, 2012 – Present.
APC Sub-committee for Courses Approval, 2012 – 2013, and 2014 – Present.
Board of Academic Standards Committee. 2004 – 2011.
Appointed to the Search Committee for the position of Vice President for Student Life. June – December 2010.
Subcommittee for the Decennial Evaluation by MSCHE, Chapter II. Academic Life, Standard 11: Educational Offerings. 2009 – 2010.
Study Abroad Applications Committee. 2009 – Present.
Portfolio Evaluation Team. 2007 – 2009.
Member of the International Studies Program Committee.
Member of the Global Studies Center Program.
Co-organizer International Film Festival 2013-Present.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Chair of panel "Presencia española en América IV" at the Primer Congreso de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, held in Washington DC. June 6-8, 2014.
Chair of panel “Traducción y redes digitales” at the XXXIV Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU, held in Washington DC. March 27-28, 2014.
Chair of panel “Investigación y creación literaria” at the XXXIII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU, held in Saint Augustine, FL. July 17-19, 2013.
Chair of panel “Tendencias actuales en la novela española contemporánea” at the XXXII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU, held in Cádiz, Spain. July 2-5, 2012.
Chair of panel “Early Hispanic Literature” at the 37th International Symposium of Hispanic Literature, held in Los Angeles, California. March 8-9, 2012.
Chair of panel “Irán” at the II Congreso Intercontinental de ALDEEU, held in Phoenix, Arizona. April 22-24, 2010.
Chair of panel “Voces femeninas y premios literarios” at the IV Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades, held in Madrid. June 24-27, 2006.
Chair of panel “Diversidad: literatura española contemporánea” at the III International Conference “Madrid in Spanish, Latin-American and World Literature”, held in Madrid. July 9, 2004.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:
Screening Committee ALDEEU's 2014 Conference. Paper proposals for XXXIV Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU held in Washington DC. March 27-28, 2014.
Screening Committee ALDEEU's 2013 Conference. Paper proposals for XXXIII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU held in Saint Augustine, Florida, April 17-19, 2013.
Screening Committee ALDEEU's 2012 Conference. Paper proposals for XXXII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU held in Cádiz, Spain, July 2-5, 2012.
Appointed Collaborator of ANLE for the Board of Directors of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE). January 23, 2012 - Present.
Treasurer of ALDEEU 2008-2011 and 2011-2014.
Organizing Committee for XXXI Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU held in Ithaca, NY, July 1- 4, 2011.
Organizing Committee for II Congreso Intercontinental de ALDEEU in Phoenix, Arizona, April 22-24, 2010.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Asociación de Licenciados y Doctores en Estados Unidos (ALDEEU)
Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades (AHH)
Asociación Internacional de Literatura Femenina Hispánica (AILFH)
Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispánico (ILCH)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCE:
I have lived in Spain, France, Nicaragua, and Colombia. I have traveled all over Europe, Central and South America, the North of Africa, and Iran.
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