Lunden MacDonald

Professor of Modern Language

World Languages

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Office Hours

Spring 2025

Contact Information

E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 8:00 - 11:00 in Teams (a link can be found inmy email signature, or you can simply search me in Teams during that time)

I am happy to schedule other virtual or in-person office hours on campus, by appointment and at a time that works for both of us!

Communication and Interaction Policy

Please contact me whenever you have a question, comment, or challenge--I am here to help and support! Email is the best way to get ahold of me, but I am happy to come visit you in my office! I am teaching online only this semester, so I will only be on campus sporadically--but always happy to make a specific meeting that works with your on-campus schedule.

Biography

Educational Biography

Ph.D., Spanish Language and Literature: Princeton University, 2006
- Dissertation title: Joseph Blanco White: An Intellectual Biography, 1775-1814.
- Director: Prof. Eduardo Subirats (New York University); Second Reader: Prof. Ángel Loureiro (Chair, Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University).

M.A., Spanish Language and Literature: Princeton University, 1997
- Pursued doctoral-level seminars in both Spanish and French.

M.A., Spanish Language and Literature: University of Colorado at Boulder, 1995
- Concentration in Spanish and Latin American Literature, Cinema, and Literary Theory.

Bachelor of Arts: University of Colorado at Boulder, 1993
- Major in Spanish Language and Literature, concentration in French Language and Literature.
- Graduated Cum Laude with a written Honors Thesis and an Oral Defense.

Languages
-English: Native speaker
-Spanish: spoken and written with near-native fluency
-French: spoken and written with advanced proficiency
-Portuguese: intermediate command of spoken and written skills
-Galician: intermediate command of spoken and written skills
-Latin: command of basic skills
-Italian: command of basic skills

Research Interests

Joseph Blanco White, European Enlightenment, Enlightenment (or lack thereof) in Spain, paradigms of Enlightenment in the Spanish-speaking world, Spanish language learning and teaching methods, technology and technological applications in the teaching and learning of Spanish language, literature, and culture. Federico García Lorca.

Teaching Interests

Primary: Spanish language (beginner through advanced levels), Culture and Civilization of Spain, Spanish Literature. Secondary: Enlightenment Studies in Spain, Europe, and the world; technology use in the 21st Century, Teaching as a Profession (i.e. teaching other faculty through Faculty Learning Communities).