Lourdes Jimenez

My research originally focused on two seventeenth century Spanish writers of novella: Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor and Mariana de Caravajal y Saavedra. I always have been interested in strong females that challenged the traditional social order and were considered ahead of their times. This interest includes a nun who wrote the first treatise about female prisons and some of the convicts. Currently, I am researching a 1587 chivalry novel, believed to be the only one written by a female Spanish writer.

I have extensive experience teaching all levels of Spanish language, culture and literature.

Some of the courses that I teach are:

• SP201-SP202   Intermediate Spanish (including Intermediate Spanish for Business)
• SP301-SP302    Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
• SP355  Culture and Civilization of Spain
• SP357  Introduction to Spanish Literature
• SP361  Spanish Literature pre 1700
• SP371   The Supernatural in Spanish Literature
• SP372   Spanish Old Ballads: Love, Death and Fate