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Carmiña Palerm https://www.plu.edu/hispanic-latino-studies/staff/carmina-palerm/

Carmiña Palerm Director, Hispanic and Latino Studies Phone: 253-535-7756 Email: palerm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-C Professional Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001 M.A., Stanford University, 1994 B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Literatures and Cultures of Spain Gender Studies Memory, Trauma, and Testimony in Spanish Literature

Contact Information

253-535-7756

palerm@plu.edu

Area of Emphasis/Expertise

Literatures and Cultures of Spain

Gender Studies

Memory, Trauma, and Testimony in Spanish Literature

Representations of Space (urban, rural, public and private) in Spanish Literature and Film (20th cent)

Migration and Border Studies in Spain and the Americas

Latina/o Literature

Creation stories of the Americas and their legacy

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