Maria Akrabova

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Maria Akrabova

Professor of Spanish

World Languages

Office Hours

Monday -11:30-1:30

Wednesday - 11:30-1:30

Biography

M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics and Translation (Sofia University), Ph.D. in Latin American Narrative (the University of Kansas). Recipient: the Mortar Board Award for Teaching Excellence (2009), and the Educator Contribution Award, from MANA: A National Latina Organization (2007)

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

Education

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., Rey-Lopez, M. . Auraria Higher Education Center . Arcadia Publishing - Campus History Series, https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/ Akrabova, M. (2023). "En torno a la metáfora: Coseriu, Elena Faur y la semántica integral". University of Sofia, 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,