Bio

Degree

PhD in Spanish, Specialization in Spanish American Narrative

The University of Kansas

MA in Spanish Philology, Specializations in Hispanic Linguistics and Translation

Sofia University

Published Works

• Akrabova, M. (2019). Footprints of Wolves and Men. Latin American Literature Today, http://www.latinamericanliteraturetoday.org/en/2019/august/footprints-wolves-and-men-antonio-moreno
• Akrabova, M. (2014). El signo y el espejo: una aproximación a lo fantástico femenino. (pp 208). Ediciones EON, collection ENSAYO. www.edicioneseon.com.mx/ensayo/e36.php
• Akrabova, M. . Conéctate Workbook/Lab Manual. McGraw-Hill,
• Akrabova, M. . Conéctate - main text. McGraw-Hill,
• Akrabova, M. (2011). “The Cynical Perpetrators in Hysterical Materialism by Xavier Velasco” . Proceedings, 2011 Conference, Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Colorado State U,
• Akrabova, M. (2010). The Intertext and the Paradox: Revisiting Carmen Boullosa's Early Novels . The Colorado Review of Hispanic Studies , 73-2785. .
• Akrabova, M. (2008). "The Outsider as Catalyst: Marginality, Truth and Violence in Three Novels by Laura Restrepo" . The Image of the Outsider, 2008 Conference Proceedings, Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Vol II, Colorado State U ,
• Akrabova, M. (2008). Defying Boundaries: Metatext and Intertext in Two Novels by Carmen Boullosa . Proceedings: 16th National Conference, National Association of Hispanic & Latino Studies (NAAAS & Affiliates),
• Akrabova, M. (2008). Penelope Deconstruida: Intertexto Mitico e Identidad Sexual en Muerte Subita de Sabina Berman . Cincinnati Romance Review, 27(1), 29-40. .
• Akrabova, M. (2006). El Espejo y el Espejismo: Ambiguedades Interpretativas en "Los Ojos Rotos" de Almudena Grandes . Letras Hispanas , 3(2), 112-131. .
• Akrabova, M. (2006). Los dos Lados del Espejo: Enigma y Desdoblamiento en "Con Agatha en Estambul" de Cristina Fernandez Cubas. Cincinnati Romance Review , 25(1), 64-80. .
• Akrabova, M. (2002). Elefantes, Limones y Humor: Lenguaje y Experimentacion en la Prosa Corta de Vicente Huidobro . 40 Anos de Licenciatura en Filologia Espanola en la Universidad de Sofia San Clemente de Ojrid, Sofia: Actas, Simposio Internacional 2002,

Research Interests

Contemporary Spanish and Spanish American Narrative
Gender Interests in Reading and Literary Production
Genre Theory
Cultural Studies

Teaching Interests

Spanish Language, Literature and Linguistics
Learner-Centered Teaching
Brain-Based Learning and Teaching

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