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Héctor Mario Cavallari
Professor of
Spanish & Spanish American Studies
W. M. Keck Foundation Professorship
in Creative Writing
Co-Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures
Program Head, Spanish and Spanish American Studies

At Mills since 1986

Office: Mills Hall 335
Phone: 510.430.2207
Email: xango@mills.edu
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Faculty Office Hours
Days	Time	Room
T, TH and	2:30 - 3:50 by appointment	MH 335

Spring 2013 Schedule
Days	Time	Description	Room
T	04:00PM-05:15PM	LET 131/231 Aspects of Hisp-Amer Cultures	CPM 109
T	01:00PM-02:15PM	SPAN 4/177 Intermediate Spanish IV	MH 322
TH	04:00PM-05:15PM	LET 131/231 Aspects of Hisp-Amer Cultures	CPM 109
TH	01:00PM-02:15PM	SPAN 4/177 Intermediate Spanish IV	MH 322
TBA	TBA	SPAN 191 Senior Thesis	TBA

Education

PhD, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Califonia at Irvine, 1976
MA, Spanish and Portuguese, University of California at Irvine, 1972
BA, Spanish and French, San Francisco State University, 1969

Courses Taught

SPAN 003: Intermediate Spanish III
SPAN 004: Intermediate Spanish IV
SPAN 051/151: Spanish for Spanish Speakers: Language, Culture, and Identity
SPAN 052/252: Intermediate Oral Skills Through Readings and Writing
SPAN 101: Composition
SPAN 130: The Hispanic World
SPAN 140: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures
SPAN 173: The Latin American Short Story
SPAN 175: The 20th Century Hispanic Novel
SPAN 180: Special Topics: La Nueva Escritura
SPAN 183: Advanced Seminar in Spanish Literature: Border Literature and Culture
SPAN 192: Advanced Seminar in Hispanic Literatures American Fiction
LET 011: Introduction to Cultural Studies
LET 131/231: Aspects of Hispanic American Cultures
LET 161/262: U.S. Latino Literature and Culture
LET 166/266: National Literatures of Latin America
LET 168/268: Women in the Cinema of Spain
LET 169/269: Hispanic Cinema
LET 171/271: Fantastical Writings: 20th Century Latin American Fiction

Professional Interests

Contemporary Latin American, U.S. Latino, and Iberian fiction, theater, and poetry; Hispanic cultures; critical theory; Hispanic cinema; cultural studies

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P: 510.430.2356
F: 510.430.3314
E: spanish@mills.edu