Lidia Diaz
Associate Professor
Office: CHS 289
Phone: 956-882-8981
E-Mail: lidia.diaz@utb.edu
Bio
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She holds a Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educación from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, and a Master’s and a Ph.D in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Díaz is an Associate Professor in the Modern Languages Department, University of Brownsville, TX on the Mexican-US border.
Her area of specialization is Children’s Literature in Spanish. She designed, developed and currently teaches Children’s Literature to future teachers. She is currently writing a textbook in Children’s Literature in Spanish.
Dr. Díaz also teaches Spanish-American Theatre, Contemporary Spanish-American Short Story and Cinema and culture, among other courses. She is the founder of the Grupo de Teatro Universitario “La Ventana” and co-founder of the University Cinema Club.
Interests:
Children’s literature in Spanish, Cinema and Culture.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1994
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1991
B.A., Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, 1981
Courses Taught:
SPAN 4368SPAN 4369
SPAN 4373
SPAN 6373
SPAN 6339 ( Topic: Spanish American Contemporary Theater)
SPAN 6339 ( Topic: Spanish American Contemporary Short Story)
SPAN 6339 ( Topic: Cinema & Literature)
SPAN 6341