Dr. Eunice Rojas
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Carnegie 407
434/544-8617
rojas.e@lynchburg.edu
Experience/Background
July 2009 - Present - Lynchburg College, Assistant Professor of Spanish
August 2008 - May 2009 - University of Richmond, Visiting Instructor of Spanish
August 2004 - May 2008 - University of Virginia, Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2002 - July 2004 - University of Georgia, Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2003 - July 2004 - Gainesville College, Adjunct Professor of Spanish
Degrees and Certifications
Ph.D. Candidate in Spanish Literature - University of Virginia - August 2004 - present
M.A. in Spanish Linguistics - University of Georgia - August 2002 - August 2004
J.D. cum laude -University of Puerto Rico Law School - June 1998- June 2001
Licenciatura en derecho - University of Barcelona - June 2001
J.D./M.A. Candidate, Joint Degree program in Law and International Affairs - American University (transferred after one year) - August 1997 - May 1998
Research Interests
20th-Century Latin American Literature
Contemporary Argentine narrative
Contemporary Cuban narrative
Madness and irrationality
Postmodern detective fiction
Linguistics
History of the language
Ser and estar in Spanish and Catalan
Publications
Translation of "Mujeres en sociedad en el setecientos español."
by Maria Victoria López-Cordón Cortezo in Eve's Enlightenment: Women's Experience in Spain and Spanish America, 1726-1839Ed. Catherine Jaffe and Elizabeth Franklin Lewis. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Information on Classes Taught
Intensive Intermediate Spanish
Literary Analysis
Advanced Grammar and Composition
Spanish for the Legal Profession
Grammar Review
Intermediate Spanish 1 & 2
Intermediate Spanish II
Elementary Spanish I
Accelerated Elementary Spanish
Awards and Grants
Dissertation Acceleration Award - University of Virginia
Departmental Dissertation Fellowship - University of Virginia
Outstanding teaching assistant award - University of Georgia
Highest grade in law school class: Legal Methods, Property II, - American University
Languages
English - Native language
Spanish - Native language
Catalan - Proficiency
Italian - Reading proficiency
French - Reading proficiency
Professional Associations
Modern Language Association
State Bar of Georgia, 2002 to present
