MANUEL MARTN BARROS

3033 East 6th st, Apt F12

Tucson, AZ, 85716
Phone number: 269-779-6524
martinbarros@email.arizona.edu
CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2014- 2018 Ph.D in Spanish literature with a focus in Golden Age Peninsular
Literature. The University of Arizona.
2012-2014 M.A. in Spanish. Western Michigan University. My areas of
specialization are:
o Spanish literature: from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
o Spanish literature: from the 18th century to the present.
o Latin American literature of the 20th and 21st centuries.
2010-2011 M.A. in secondary education of English. Universidad de
Extremadura, Spain.
2009-2010 One year course Foreign Language Teaching Methods and
Practicum Kalamazoo College, MI.
2002-2008 5 year B.A. (Licenciatura) in English Studies (Filologa Inglesa).
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain.
o 2005-2006 ERASMUS scholarship. National University of Ireland.
o 2006-2007 SENECA scholarship. Universidad de Mlaga, Spain.
CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT
2012-2014 Spanish Teaching Assistant at Western Michigan University.
2013-2014 Mentor of Teaching Assistants. I was appointed mentor out of a
group of 25 TAs. Some of my tasks as a mentor were:
o Organizer of the Faculty Spanish Table (a conversation table for
members of WMU faculty and staff who are interested in learning
Spanish).
o Organizer of cultural events such as El altar de muertos.
o Corrector and designer of all TAs exams and quizzes.
2011-2012 English instructor at the ILM (Instituto de Lenguas Modernas) a
language learning institution funded by Universidad de Extremadura. I taught
intermediate English.
2009-2010 Spanish Teaching Assistant for Kalamazoo College, MI. My tasks
there were:
o Assistant researcher of Prof. Valle.
o Instructor of a SPA 102, SPA 201 and SPA 202.
o Substitute teacher of literature and cinema classes taught by prof.
Valle.

 TEACHING

Kalamazoo College (2009-2010)

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SPAN 102 Basic Spanish II (1 course)

SPAN 201 Basic-Intermediate Spanish (1 course)
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish (1 course)

Instituto de Lenguas Modernas Universidad de Extremadura (2011-2012)

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Intermediate English (2 courses)

Western Michigan University (2012-2014)

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SPAN 1010 Basic-Intermediate Spanish (2 courses)

SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish (2 courses)

University of Arizona (2014-2018)

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SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish (1 course)

SPAN 160D Issues in Latin American Popular Culture (4 courses)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2014 Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award (Western Michigan
University)
CONFERENCES
Presentation of my research project Ambiente y lirismo en Luna de lobos at
the Graduate conference TROPOS in Michigan State University (2013).
Presentation of my research project La discursividad neoliberal en
Missing de Alberto Fuguet at TROPOS in Michigan State University (2014).
UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Ambiente y lirismo en Luna de lobos (2012).

Primitivismo y deshumanizacin en La familia de Pascual Duarte (2012).
La discursividad neoliberal en Missing de Alberto Fuguet (2013).
La alienacin identitaria del negro: Un acercamiento a la problemtica
identitaria en El valiente negro en Flandes (2013).
Simbologa y Mensaje cervantino en el bibliocausto del Quijote (2013).
La verdadera Cuba Libre en Nuestro GG en La Habana (2013).
El modelo urbanstico de Benidorm en la pantalla: el derecho a la ciudad en
Cinco metros cuadrados (2014).

COURSES OF INTEREST

Writing Lives in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia Prof. Harden

(2015). University of Arizona.
La Modernidad y la cultura del 27 Prof. Nantell (2015). University of
Arizona.
Literatura ertica en el contexto de las letras europeas Prof. Kinkade
(2014). University of Arizona.

 La experiencia urbana: teora y prctica del anlisis cartogrfico Prof.

Compitello University of Arizona (2014)
Literatura espaola del siglo XVIII al presente Prof. Tasende Western
Michigan University (2013)
Literatura espaola medieval hasta el siglo XVIII Profesor Pastrana Western
Michigan University (2013)
Novela negra transatlntica Prof. Isea Western Michigan University (2013)
Novela hispanoamericana del siglo XXI Prof. Isea Western Michigan
University (2013)
Literatura latinoamericana: Del colonialismo al modernismo Prof. Isea
Western Michigan University (2012)
Literatura de posguerra espaola Prof. Tasende -Western Michigan
University. (2012)
Methods of Teaching College Spanish. Prof. Nibert Western Michigan
University. (2012)
Foreign Language Teaching Methods and Practicum I, II y III Prof. Dugas
Kalamazoo College (2009-2010)
LANGUAGES

Spanish
English
Italian
German
Portuguese

Native speaker.
Native-like command.
Native-like command.
Good speaking, writing and listening skills.
Basic speaking, writing and listening skills.