Dissertations / Theses Directed

PH.D. DISSERTATIONS

Emil Signes (1982) "The Theatre of Francisco Nieva: A Summary, Analysis, and Bibliography, Together with an Edition and Translation of La carroza de plomo candente”

Iride Lamartina-Lens (1986) "Literary, Historical and Social Myths in Contemporary Spanish Theater: A Feminist Interpretation"

Zatlin and Larmartina-Lens / Lamartina-Lens, Lydia Fegley, Patricia Santoro

Patricia Santoro (1989) "Novel into Film: The Case of La familia de Pascual Duarte and Los santos inocentes"; published Univ. of Delaware Press, 1996.

Jeff Bruner (1990) "The Ekphrastic Novels of Carlos Rojas"

Carys Evans-Corrales (co-directed, 1994) “Analysis and translation of poetry of Jaime Gil De Biedma."

Carmen Ferrero (co-directed, 1995) "Escritoras españolas y latinoamericanas del siglo XX: Re-escribiendo los papeles"

Jolene Lichtenwalner, Asun Gómez, John Zdziarski, Jeff Bruner, Zatlin, Gary Racz, Angela Bagués, José Manuel Reyes

María Asunción Gómez (1996) "Del escenario a la pantalla: la dinámica de la adaptación en el teatro y cine españoles"; published Univ. of No. Carolina Press, 2000

Lydia Fegley (1997) "The fantastic in Spanish fiction of the later twentieth century: a web of many levels (Short stories and related works by Martín Gaite, Salisachs and Fernández Cubas)”

José Manuel Reyes (1999) "Estrategias de resistencia del teatro crítico frente al discurso nacional católico franquista (1962-65)”

Miryam Criado (1999) "De Electra a Persefone: La relación madre/hija en las obras de narradoras españolas e hispanoamericanas contemporáneas"



Mary Makris, José Manuel Reyes, Miryam Criado

Dianne Abrams (2004) "Francisco Arriví: Unmasking Injustice"

Brenda Werth ( co-directed, 2006) "Memory an Performance in Post-dictatorial Argentine Theater: 1985-present, 2006"

Molly Palmer (co-directed, 2010) "Urban Culture and the Street: Public Sphere(s) in
Contemporary Madrid"

P
ilar Martínez Quiroga (co-directed, 2011) "Nosotras: Comunidades de mujeres en la narrativa española entre el siglo XX y XXI"

Reader on other dissertation committees (partial list) At Rutgers: In Spanish: Allen Josephs, Linda Sikka, Carol Maier, Diana Judith, Fe Moncloa, Mary Makris, Joan Torres-Pou, William García, Marta Cabrera, Bonnie Butler; In French: Brinda Carvounis, Patrick Finnegan; in History, Stephanie Twin; in Education, Jan Handleman.

 


Carey Kasten, Elena Grau, Zatlin, Joan Torres-Pou, Asun Gómez, Georgina Whittingham

Outside Rutgers: Elena Grau Llevería, novel of Hispanic women writers, University of Texas-Austin; Susan Berardini, theatre of Paloma Pedrero, SUNY-Buffalo; Jennifer Zachman, contemporary Spanish women playwrights, Penn State University; Carey Kasten, contemporary versions of the auto sacramental in Spain, Columbia University

MASTER'S THESES IN TRANSLATION

José Sánchez Compañy (Saul Bellow, novel, “A Theft”, 1989; published in Mexico, 1993)
Angel Sánchez (Sam Shepard, play, 1990)
Susan Scott (Rosa Chacel, novel, 1991)
Ellie de la Bandera (Cristina Peri Rossi, short stories, 1991)
Nicolás Del Río (Beth Henley, play, 1991)
Dolores Oria de Rueda (Michael Weller, play, 1991)



Ángel Sánchez, José Sánchez, Lola Oria de Rueda



Kerstin Crane (Jorge Díaz, short plays, 1991)
Hilary Weiss (Carmen Delgado, children's novel; ATA national student award for 1993)
Erik Werfel (19th century essay on Columbus, 1995)
Ioana Belcea (Romanian essay on Latin American art, into Castilian and English, 1995)
Antonio Gil (Roger Cornish, play, 1995)
Judy Grasberg (Paloma Díaz-Mas, novel, 1995)
Ana Mengual (Sebastián Junyent, play, 1996; published ESTRENO Plays, 2000: Packing Up the Past)
David Mintz (Gustavo Ott, play, 1996)
Gloria Gastón Dwyer (Roger Cornish, play, 1997)
Luis García (ATT monograph on submarine cables, 1997)
Mary Alice Lessing (Matías Montes Huidobro, play, 1997)
Margarita Smishkewych (Alexander Menza, plays, 1997)
Margot Paz Revera (Barry Lopez, stories, 1997)
Eulàlia Borràs Ribas (Elaine May and Rich Orloff, short plays, into Castilian and Catalan, 1998)
Ellen Bay (subtitling El sur, 1998)
Jartu Toles (Ignacio del Moral, three plays, 1999; ATA national student award for 1999; published ESTRENO Plays, 2005: Dark Man’s Gaze & Other Plays)
John Zdziarski (Concha Romero, play, 1999)


Ellen Bay and John Zdziarski

Rebecca Murphy (selections from Enriqueta Antolín, novel, 2000)
Len Mazzara (Eduardo Galán, play, 2000: published ESTRENO Plays, 2002: Inn Discretions) Megan Brown (book on NATO, 2000)
Karen Piano Dinicola (Cristina Fernández Cubas, play, 2000; published ESTRENO Plays, 2004: Blood Sisters)
Ana Ángulo (Caryl Churchill, play, 2001)
José Manuel Castrillo (David Hare, play, 2001)


Ana Angulo and José Manuel Castrillo


Jada Bradley (book on blacks in Costa Rica, 2001)
Bethany Korp (César Aira, novel, 2002)
Megan Fuller Pérez (José Milián, play, 2002)
Maureen Haley (Jacques Bonnavent, Mexican play, 2004)


Megan Fuller Pérez, Bethany Korp Edwards, Nydia Otero, Maureen Haley

Katrina Emery (Three texts on second language acquisition, 2004)
Jim Farrell (novel by Paloma Díaz-Mas, 2004)
Karen Leahy (play by Concha Romero, 2005; published ESTRENO Plays 2005: A Saintly Scent of Amber)
Dana Pilla (Claude Demarigny, play from Argentina: Cajamarca; published The Mercurian, 2007)


Dana Pilla, far left, at luncheon she organized of former students of the translation/interpreting program. David Mintz in plaid shirt. Judy Grasberg to his left. Margarita Smishkewych across from him.

 

Leigh Ellen Mish (two children's plays by Ana Rosetti, Paloma Pedrero, and Margarita Sánchez, 2006)
Marissa Demarco Martínez (novel by Rosa Montero for young readers, 2007)

Juliana Nannarone (short stories by Laura Freixas, 2007)
Aleksandra Carbajal (Short stories by Rocío Quispe, 2008)
Andrea Olsen (Short stories by Julio Paredes, 2008)
Jenell Weitz (detective stories, from Spain, 2008).

PRACTICUM PROJECTS IN TRANSLATION

Alfonso Moreno (brochure on tenants' rights, 2005)
Christine Jenack (articles related to Juana I de Castilla, Juana la loca, 2005; published 2008)
Alex Wu (Computer-Assisted Translation and HSTL for College of Engineering, 2006)
Liliana Sulca (HSTL for College of Engineering, 2006)
Jeff Chilelli (legal/medical translation and editing, 2006)
Joel Ibarrondo (co-directed; in situ translation, 2007)
Ana Parks (translation for state Department of Health, 2007)




Zatlin, Beatriz Viera, Patti Firth, Margot Revera, Margarita Smishkewych, Hank Dallman, Alfonso Moreno.


Beatriz Viera (book for project MAYA, 2008)
Danielle McClean (various legal texts, 2008)
Carmiña Chung (assorted texts, 2008)
Hank Dallmann (chapters from book on pregnancy/problem pregnancy and other medical texts, 2008)
Alexandra Elvir (co-directed, translation for school district, 2008)
Tatiana Dallmann (various legal texts, 2008).
Kim Oriscak (writings of Erika Bernales, 2010)

 

TRANSLATION PROJECTS

Steven Capsuto (E. Jardiel Poncela, play, 1986: Eloise Is Under an Almond Tree, published in Plays of the New Democratic Spain (1975-1990), 1992)
Esther Lecumberri (María Irene Fornés, play, 1989).

SENIOR HONORS/HENRY RUTGERS PROJECTS

Philip Melnick (1968)
Fernando González (1971)
Robert Romano (1973)
Roberto Caballero-Mercado (1974)
Norma Connolly (1976)

Margaret Curry (1977)
Laura Golden (1989)
Sofía Perrino (1993)
Kerri Allen (2001)
Arthur Oder (2006)

 


Brenda Werth, Dianne Abrams, Gary Racz, Kerri Allen

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