1 Yolanda Iglesias Curriculum Vitae February, 2013 - Toronto

Yolanda Iglesias
Curriculum Vitae
February, 2013
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Assistant Professor Office: Victoria College
University of Toronto 91 Charles Street West
Department of Spanish and Portuguese Toronto, ON M5S 1K7. CANADA
& e-mail: y.iglesias@utoronto.ca
Centre for Medieval Studies Tel: (416) 813-4088
Fax: (416) 813-4084
EDUCATION
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• 2007: Ph.D. in Spanish Literature. Department of Modern Foreign Languages and
Literatures. Boston University.
Ph.D. Thesis: The parody of sentimental romance in La Celestina. Advisor: Prof. Irene
Zaderenko.
• 2000: M.A. in Spanish Literature. Department of Modern Foreign Languages and
Literatures. University of Western Ontario.
MA Thesis: The Scientific Realism of Pérez Galdós: An analysis based on modern
psychology. Advisor: Prof. Marjorie Ratcliffe.
• 1999: B.A. Honors in Spanish Literature. Department of Modern Foreign Languages
and Literatures. University of Western Ontario.
• 1997: B.A. in Psychology. Department of Psychology. University of Western Ontario.
MAJOR RESEARCH FIELDS
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• Spanish Medieval Literature, with emphasis on courtly love, sentimental romance, and La Celestina.
• Spanish Renaissance Literature, with emphasis on celestinesque genre.
• Spanish XIX Century Literature, with emphasis on Benito Pérez Galdós.
• Literature and Social History (Medieval and Renaissance time).
• Theory of Parody.
• Theory of Adaptation.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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• 2011-present Assistant Professor. Department of Spanish and Portuguese &Centre for Medieval
Studies. University of Toronto.
• 2007-2011: Assistant Professor. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. University of Toronto
• 2006 - 2007: Research Associate. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. University of Toronto
• 2000 – 2006: Teaching Fellow. Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures. Boston
University.
• 1999 – 2000: Teaching Assistant. Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures. Western
Ontario.
• 1997 – 1999: Instructor. Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures. U. of Western
Ontario.
HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS
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• 2012-2014: CRIF (Curriculum Renewal Initiative Fund). Main investigator: Laura Colantoni. Coinvestigators:
Susan Antebi, Cristina Cuervo, Yolanda Iglesias, Ana Perez-Leroux, and
Rosa Sarabia. Project Title: “Language Variation and its Cultural Representations Across
the Spanish Curriculum”.
• 2012: Travel Grant. Victoria College, at University of Toronto.
• 2010: Travel Grant. Victoria College, at University of Toronto.
• 2009: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Selected to attend the five weeks summer
seminar titled “Celestina and the Threshold of Modernity” at the University of Virginia in
Charlottesville and directed by E. Michael Gerli, Commonwealth Professor of Hispanic
Studies.
• 2009: Travel Grant. Victoria College, at University of Toronto.
• 2008: Senate Research Grant. Victoria College, at the University of Toronto.
• 2006: The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award of The Humanities Foundation. Boston University.
• 2005: Certificate of Appreciation from College of Arts and Sciences. Boston University.
• 2002: Member of the Phi Sigma Iota honor society.
• 2000-2006: Teaching Fellowship, Boston University.
• 2000: Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Western Ontario.
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• 1999: Gold Medal for outstanding performance in the Honors B.A. in Spanish Literature, Western
Ontario.
• 1999: Dean’s Honor List, University of Western Ontario.
PUBLICATIONS
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Books:
• Book: Una nueva mirada a la parodia de la novela sentimental en La Celestina. Madrid:
Iberoamericana-Vervuert. (febrero de 2009). (Title in English: Another Look at the Parody of
Sentimental Romance in La Celestina).
Reviews of this book
o Álvarez-Moreno, Raúl. Corónica 40 (2012): 334-338.
o Sherman Severin, Dorothy. Speculum 87 (2012): 565-567
o Saravia, José María. Iberoamericana 37 (2010): 214-216
o Rudolf Kerscher. Hispanorama 126 (2009): 78-79
• Book: El realismo científico en la obra de Benito Pérez Galdós. Un análisis en función de los
criterios de la psicología moderna. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Elaleph.com, 2006. (Title in English:
The Scientific Realism of Pérez Galdós: An Analysis Based on Modern Psychology).
Articles in Refereed Journals:
• “Los grandes ausentes en la adaptación cinematográfica de La Celestina de Gerardo Vera: El
humor, la parodia y el público.” Lemir 17 (2013): 9-22
• “La prostitución en La Celestina: estudio histórico-literario”. (Special Issue of La Celestina). Ed.
Enrique Fernández Rivera and Antonio Cortijo Ocaña. E-Humanista. 19 (2011): 193-208. (Title in
English: “Prostitution in La Celestina: An Historical and Literary Analysis”)
• “Rompiendo las cadenas: el libre albedrío en los personajes de La Celestina”. Celestinesca. 34
Book reviews:
(2010): 57-73 (Title in English: “Breaking Chains: Free Will in the Characters of La Celestina”)
• Geraldine Coates. Treacherous foundations betrayal and collective identity in early Spanish epic,
chronicle, and drama. Tamesis: Woodbridge, Suffolk Uk. 2009. 237 pp. Revista Canadiense de
Estudios Hispánicos. Vol. 34.2: 392-93, 2010
• Manuel da Costa Fontes. The Art of Subversion in Inquisitorial Spain. Rojas and Delicado. Purdue
University Press: West Lafayette, Indiana. 2005. 346 pp. Revista Canadiense de Estudios
Hispánicos. Vol. 31.3: 518, 2008
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WORK IN PROGRESS
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Articles
• “Implicaciones sociales y judiciales de los cinco tipos de muertes en La Celestina: un estudio
histórico literario” (Title in english: “Social and Legal Meaning of the Five Different Type of
Deaths in La Celestina: An Historical and Literary Survey”)
• El matrimonio en La Celestina y el género celestinesco” (Title in English: Matrimony in La
Celestina and in the Celestinesque Genre”)
• “La prostitución en el género celestinesco: desarrollo literario e histórico. (Title in English:
“Prostitution in the Celestines que genre: An Historical and Literary Survey”)
• “La sociedad medieval y renacentista a través de la literatura y la historia” (Medieval and
Renaissance Society through Literature and History)
• “Los personajes de La Celestina y del género celestinesco fuera de la ley” (Title in English “The
Outlaw Characters in La Celestina and the Celestinesque Genre”)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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University of Toronto
Graduate Level:
• SPA 2060 H1: Graduate Seminar. Literature and Society of Castile in the Late Middle Ages and
Early Renaissance (Spring 2012).
• SPA 2050 H1: Graduate Seminar. Adaptations of La Celestina (Spring 2011)
• SPA 2018 H1: Graduate Seminar. The Sentimental novel, La Celestina and Celestinesque genre
(Spring 2010)
Undergraduate Level:
Language:
• SPA 320 Y1 Course coordinator. Advanced Spanish (Fall and Spring 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012
Fall (teaching and coordinating)-2013 Spring (coordination).
• SPA 320 Y1 Advanced Spanish (Fall and Spring 2007-2008; 2008-2009; 2009-2010)
Literature:
• SMC 406 H1: Medieval Seminar II: (Death and Society in the Middle Ages)
• SMC 360 H1: Vernacular Literature of the Middle Ages (Fall 2012).
• SPA 490 H1: Independent Studies in Spanish. Title: Cinematographic and Theatrical
Representations of La Celestina (Summer 2008)
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• SPA 454 H1 Cervantes and Golden Age Narrative (Fall 2007; Spring 2009; Spring 2010; Spring
2011; Fall 2011; Fall 2012)
• SPA 450 H1 Studies in Medieval Iberian Literature (Spring 2008; Fall 2008, Fall 2009; Fall 2010)
• SPA 352 H1 Writing and Culture in Early Modern Spain (Fall 2007)
• SPA 258 H1 Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies (Fall 2008)
Boston University
• LS 111 (First semester Spanish): Fall 2000; Spring 2001; Fall 2001.
• LS 112 (Second semester Spanish): Spring 2002.
• LS 211 (Third semester Spanish): Fall 2002; Fall 2003; Spring 2005; Fall 2005.
• LS 212 (Fourth semester Spanish): Spring 2003; Spring 2004; Fall 2004; Spring 2005.
• LS 303 Composition and Conversation in Spanish I: Spring 2006
University of Western Ontario
• First semester Spanish: Fall 1997; Spring 1998.
• Second semester Spanish: Fall 1998; Spring 1999.
• Third semester Spanish: Fall 1999.
• Fourth semester Spanish: Spring 2000.
DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICES
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• Research Committee (Chair) (2012-2013)
• Language Sequence Committee (2010-2011) (2011-2012) (2012-2013)
• Awards Committee (2009-2010)
• Fall Campus Day ( previously U of T Day / Discovery Day) (Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Arts and Science March Break Open House (Spring 2008, 2009, 2010)
PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
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• May 2012: “La adaptación cinematográfica de La Celestina: viejos problemas y nuevas
soluciones.” (Title in English: “The representation of La Celestina: Old Problems and New
Proposals”). Congress of Canadian Association of Hispanist. Wilfrid Laurier University and
University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)
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• March, 2012: “La adaptación al cine de La Celestina de Gerardo Vera: fidelidad al texto vs esencia
literaria” Invited lecture at University of Western Ontario.
• February, 2011: “Introducción a don Juan Manuel y a El conde Lucanor dentro de la literatura
didáctica medieval”. Invited lecture at Maryland University.
• May 2010: “Prostitution in La Celestina: An Historical and Literary Analysis”. Congress of
Canadian Association of Hispanist. Concordia University (Montreal)
• August 2009. “Breaking Chains: Free Will in the Characters of La Celestina” during the seminar
“Celestina and the Threshold of Modernity” at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and
directed by E. Michael Gerli.
• May 2009: Presentation of my book titled: Another Look at the Parody of Sentimental Romance
in La Celestina. Congress of Canadian Association of Hispanist. Carleton University (Ottawa).
• April 2005: “The parody of the Sentimental Romance in La Celestina”. Kentucky Foreign
Language Conference. University of Kentucky Lexington.
• October 2001: “El debate entre Buero Vallejo y Alfonso Sastre: una interpretación nietzscheana”.
Invited lecture at University of Western Ontario.
ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES
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• May 2010: “Conference in honor of Alan Deyermond”. Congress of Canadian Association of
Hispanist. Montreal, Concordia University. Co-organizer with Rosa Garrido and Marjorie Ratcliffe.
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