Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures
ASB 272
219.464.5120
stacy.hoult-saros@valpo.edu
Education
- Ph.D. University of Chicago, Spanish. June 1999
- M.A. University of Missouri-Columbia, Spanish. Dec. 1991
- B.A. Millikin University, Foreign Languages. May 1989
Contributions
“Say Hello to my Little Friends: Nonhumans as Latinos in U.S. Feature Films for Children,” Latinos and American Popular Culture, 2013.
“’Used for a Mighty Purpose’: Pestilence and Preservation in Julia Alvarez’s Saving the World,” Monographic Review/Revista Monográfica,
“Enchanting Melodies: Charlie Chaplin in the Poetry of Fina García Marruz,” Into the Mainstream: Essays on Spanish American and Latino Literature and Culture, 2005
Review of Las otras (Antología mínima del silencio), Caribe: Revista de Cultura y Literatura, 2005
“Resonant Shells and the Toad Chorus: Animals and the Exotic in the Poetry of León de Greiff,” Monographic Review/Revista Monográfica, 2004
Review of La tregua de la piel by Carmen Moreno, Feministas Unidas Newsletter, 2004
“‘Misterio que me habitas’: Portraits of Women in Fina García Marruz,” Caribe: Revista de Cultura y Literatura, 2004
“García Marruz, Fina (1923-),” Encyclopedia of Latin American Women Writers, www.hope.edu/latinamerican/
Course Taught
FLS 101, 102, 203, 204, 220, 231, 306, 322, 390, 493
390 Topics:
- Latin America through the Arts
- Nature and Culture in the Hispanic World
- U.S. Latino Experience
493 Topics:
- Latin American Poetry and the Avant-Garde
- Images of the Conquest
- Indigenismo
- Nature and Culture in the Hispanic World
- U.S. Latino Experience
Memberships
- Modern Language Association
- Midwest Modern Language Association
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Popular Culture Association
Recognitions
- EXTIMO (Exceptional Teaching Impact and Motivation) Student Voice Award for Outstanding Spanish teacher, Indiana Chapter, AATSP, 2015
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, 2014.
- Valparaiso University Alumni Association Faculty Development Award, 2014.
- Nominee, Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013.
Interests
- Latin American/Latino Studies
- Latin American poetry
- Critical Animal Studies
- Humane Education
Hobbies
- Animal advocacy
- Vegetarian cooking
- Music (80s and 90s British rock)
