Gwendolyn Díaz-Ridgeway, Ph.D.
St. Mary’s University
One Camino Santa María
San Antonio, Texas 78228
gwendolyndz@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Secondary
Colegio Ward, Buenos Aires, Argentina
B.A.
Baylor University
Spanish and French
M.A.
University of Texas at Austin
Spanish, related field: French
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Comparative Literature
Dissertation Director: Julio Ortega
LANGUAGES
Spanish, English, French and Portuguese
TEACHING SPECIALTIES
Comparative Literature, 20th Century
Contemporary Literary Criticism & Theory
The Postmodern Novel and short story
Literature and Science
Latin American Literature
Women Writers
U.S. Latino Literature
CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Founder and Director Las Américas Letters Series in Literature and the Arts
Founder and Director of Latina Letters Series in Literature and Identity
Member International Women’s Forum
Director of Festival Calderón, Theater Festival
Founder and Director of Salon Pegasus, a literary salon
ASSOCIATIONS AND BOARDS
President of SCMLA (South Central Modern Language Association)
Member of Executive Committee of SCMLA (South Central Modern Language Association)
Board Member of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Asociación de Literatura Femenina Hispánica, Executive Committee Member
Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana
LASA (Latin American Studies Association)
Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispánico
Sudestada, Bs.As. (Argentine Women Writers Association)
Member of PEN International (Poets, Essayists, Novelists), Argentine Chapter
University Women’s Club of Buenos Aires, Board
ACADEMIC HONORS & GRANTS
Fulbright Award (Research/Lecturer), Argentina
Distinguished Humanities Faculty Award, twice
Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
Carnegie-Mellon Fellowship at Rice University
Honorary Professor, Catholic University of Argentina, Salta
Texas Monthly College Review, named Best Professor at St. Mary’s (student poll)