Amanda Krehbiel

Amanda Krehbiel-Nadri

PhD Student
New Cabell Hall 458
Office Hours:
Fall 2018: W/F 11:00am–12:00pm or by appointment.

Education

  • M.A., Spanish, University of Virginia (expected 2019)
  • B.A., Spanish-Latin American, Caribbean, Latino Studies (with Departmental Honors), Gettysburg College (2017), magna cum laude

Research Interests

  • Southern Cone Literature
  • National Figures (especially Eva Perón) and Nationalism
  • Islam in Latin America
  • Arab and of-Arab-descent authors and characters in Latin American Literature
  • Latin American Cinema

Teaching

  • Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2010): Fall 2017–Spring 2018
  • Accelerated Elementary Spanish (SPAN 1060): Fall 2018

Presentations

El mito de Evita: entre la mujer y el mito argentino en Santa Evita de Tomás Eloy Martínez, y "La señora muerta" de David Viñas, "Evita vive" de Néstor Perlongher, y "Esa mujer" de Rodolfo Walsh. ILASSA 36, Austin, Texas, 5 March 2016.

Grants and Awards

  • Charles Killian Woltz Summer Language Stipend, University of Virginia (Summer 2018)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Gettysburg College (2017)
  • Miguel Cervantes Award for Spanish, Gettysburg College (Fall 2015)