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Dr. Angelica Silva is an assistant professor of Spanish and Hispanic cultural studies in the division of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Originally from Queretaro, Mexico, she received her baccalaureate in Spanish teaching, communications and literature at the University of Queretaro. Dr. Silva also received a master’s of Hispanic literature at Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Hispanic cultural studies with a doctoral minor in Mexican literature and history from Michigan State University.
Dr. Silva specializes in Hispanic cultural and nineteenth and twentieth century Mexican narratives and culture. Her scholarly interests focus on the personage of the rural teacher and engineer during the Cardenism era (1934-1940), as local community masterminded with a gender studies perspective; and agrarian issues, religious traditions and popular expressions and practices among people in the countryside in Mexico, Brazil and Spain, as cultural discourses. Her scholarly articles have appeared in various national and international journals.
A member of the DeSales faculty since 2007, Dr. Silva teaches courses on Spanish language, Mexican and Latin-American culture and civilization, Latin American literature, Mexican in the U.S., Spanish for careers, among others. Prior to DeSales, Dr. Silva taught at Eastern Michigan University, Michigan State University, and Central Michigan University. She is strong advocate for service learning and study abroad programs, always encouraging her students to participate in projects where they can apply their Spanish knowledge in a real-world context. She has accompanied to several overseas service trips, including trips to Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Seville. |
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