Regular Faculty
Mariška Bolyanatz Brown, Chair
Associate Professor, Spanish and French Studies
B.A., Gordon College, Massachusetts; M.A., University of Illinois, Chicago; Ph.D., UCLA
Mariška Bolyanatz Brown (IPA: [məˈɾiʃkə boʊliˈɑnɪts bɹɑʊn]) is a linguist who explores how subtle differences in pronunciation carry social meaning and how those meanings shape communication among speakers of Spanish.
Advisory Committee
Manuela Borzone
Assistant Professor, Spanish and French Studies
B.A. Universidad de Málaga; M.A. Nottingham University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Prof. Borzone is a literary scholar whose work focuses on the representation of the Argentine gaucho in literature, illustration, and film. She also works on Western comics created in Argentina. At SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, she teaches a variety of courses which range from Spanish language to upper-level literature and culture.
Salvador Fernández
National Endowment for the Humanities Professorship
B.A., UC Riverside; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., UCLA
Salvador Fernández teaches courses on Spanish and Latin American literature and civilization, as well as Mexican and Chicano/a studies. His research areas of interest are the contemporary Mexican novel and Chicano/a studies.
Susan Grayson
Professor, Spanish and French Studies
A.B., M.A., Ph.D., UCLA; Ph.D., Wright Institute Los Angeles Attestation d’études, Université de Bordeaux
Grayson has taught the 18th- and 19th-century French novel, French feminism, women's studies, literary criticism, and French grammar and composition at all levels.
Stephen Klemm
Assistant Professor, Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture
B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Stephen Klemm specializes in German literature and philosophy from the 18th–20th century with particular interest in German Romanticism, Existentialism, and Critical Theory. His language and literature courses examine how language, literature, and philosophy interact and emerge from within concrete social and historical settings.
Jingyi Li
Assistant Professor, Asian Studies
B.A., East China Normal University; M.A., Kyushu University; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Prof. Jingyi Li is a historian of early modern Japanese literature and culture.
Alberto López MartÃn
Assistant Professor, Spanish and French Studies
B.A. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; M.A. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Ph.D. Florida State University
Alberto López MartÃn specializes in 20th- and 21st-century Spanish cultural production, with a focus on contemporary poetry and graphic narrative.
Michael Shelton
Professor, Spanish and French Studies
B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Michael Shelton is a linguist, specializing in phonology and psycholinguistics.
Meimei Zhang
Associate Professor, Asian Studies
B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Professor Meimei Zhang is a scholar whose interdisciplinary research explores the intersections of music, literature, and intellectual history in premodern China.