Cristina Ortiz
Associate Professor,Coordinator Spanish ProgramOffice: TH 373
Phone: (920) 465-2450
Email: ortizc@uwgb.edu
I am Professor Cristina Ortiz. I was born in San Sebastian (Spain) where I completed my undergraduate studies in Philosophy and Education. I came to the United States in 1987 to further my education. I have a Master Degree and a PhD in Spanish and Latin American Literatures from the University of Cincinnati. My research is focused on women's literature, concepts of nation and nationalism, and Spanish and Latin American Cinema. I have been teaching at UW-Green Bay since 1993. I am very involved in international education and I have taken students to places like Mexico, Spain and Australia.
Gabriel T. Saxton-Ruiz
Asst Professor, Humanistic Studies and Spanish
Education: B.A. Virginia Tech; M.A./Ph.D. University of Tennessee
Office: Theatre Hall 375
Phone: 920-465-2740
E-mail: saxtong@uwgb.edu
Professor Saxton-Ruiz began teaching at UWGB in 2009. His research interests lie primarily in Latin American Literature, specifically in 20th and 21st Century Narrative. He is currently working on a manuscript based on his doctoral dissertation which explores the complex relationship of literature and the recent violent history of Peru. He teaches a wide array of Spanish and Latin American literature, culture and language courses. In addition, he is a strong proponent of study abroad programs, and has been developing future travel courses in Argentina and Peru. He has spent a large part of his life all over the world, including time in Central and South America, Africa and his high school years in Madrid, Spain. Professor Saxton-Ruiz has also worked in government (including positions at two American embassies), in international consulting at the Foreign Policy Group in Washington, DC, in international business at US Airways, and in experiential learning and study abroad programs at American University. His other interests include music (a sample playlist will most likely include the Beatles, Interpol, Os Mutantes, Pavement, Beulah, Teenage Fanclub and Al Green), film (especially works by the Coen brothers and Francisco Lombardi), cooking (Peruvian and Spanish cuisine), soccer and traveling to other countries and experiencing new cultures.
Hernán Fernández-Meardi
Asst Professor, Humanistic Studies and Spanish
Education: B.A. Université Laval (Canada); M.A./Ph.D. Université de Montréal (Canada)
Office: Theatre Hall 358
Phone: 920-465-2665
E-mail: fernandh@uwgb.edu
I was born in Mendoza (Argentina). I completed my undergraduate studies in Hispanic Studies from the Université Laval (Quebec, Canada) and my graduate degree in Comparative Literature from the Université de Montréal (Montreal, Canada). I taught at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville before coming to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in fall 2007. My research focuses on the articulation of the concept of violence in Hispanic literature, the cultural economy in Latin American modernity, the subaltern groups in Latin American and the discourses of the construction of identities in Latin-American countries. In addition, I am very interested in the links between popular culture and high culture as well as the representation of marginalized groups in the cinema of Latin America. I like fine wine, theatre, art and sports. In the future, I plan to take students to Argentina.