Professor of Spanish
Classical & Modern Languages / Academic
- Office:
- Caruth Administration 307
- Mailbox:
- 61599
- Phone:
- 903.813.2495
Education:
B.A., Eastern Michigan University
M.A., University of Arizona
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Faculty Bio:
I was drawn to teaching and research during my years as an undergraduate. The discussions and conversations I had with my Spanish professors over literature, film, ideas, aesthetics, and language fueled my growing interest in Latin American literature and culture. This interest grew into a passion which continues to this day. If I can share even a bit of this vibrant world of the mind and senses with my students, then life is good.
Recent Courses:
- Span 250 – Mitología mesoamericana
- Span 481 – Hazme un cuento chino: Literatura, cine y contexto de los inmigrantes asiáticos en Latinoamérica
- Span 356 – Literatura hispanoamericana
- Span 202 – Intermediate Spanish II
- Span 350 – Borderlands: La frontera en la literatura y el cine mexicano y chicano
- CI – Translation and Adaptation
Research Interests:
- 20th and 21st century Mexican and Chicano literature
- Literary translation
- Hybrid identities in Latin America and the US
- Chinese and Japanese immigrant communities in Latin America (primarily México, Perú, Brazil, and Panamá) their literature, culture and arts
Links:
- Austin College Spanish House
- Cuento Chino
- Center for Southwestern & Mexican Studies
- Classical & Modern Languages Department
- JanTerm – Spanish in the Heart of Mexico
Publications:
Forthcoming: The Last Stretch. Siu Kam Wen. Trans. Julie Hempel. (An award winning collection of short stories by Chinese Peruvian writer Sui Kam Wen)
Hasta el año que viene/See You Next Year. Aurora Velasco. Trans. Julie Hempel. Querétaro: La Otra Banda, 2014.
La Muerte, Puros Cuentos. Erik de Luna. Trans. Julie Hempel. Querétaro: Instituto Queretano de la Cultura y las Artes, 2010. 3rd. Ed. 2013.
“The Masking of La Niña Bien: Identity Surfaces in Guadalupe Loaeza’s ‘Besos satánicos.’” Mujeres, Literaturas, Políticas y Compromisos en el Nuevo Milenio: Diálogos Trasatlánticos. New Jersey: Ediciones Nuevo Espacio, 2007, 53-83.
Faculty Extras:
Director, Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies