Magdalena Olivares, Ph.D.
- Lecturer in Spanish
World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Magdalena Olivares is originally from a rural area near Santiago de Chile. In her research and writing, Dr. Olivares examines links between literature and history, adaptations of discourse among multiple genres (chronicles, fictional texts, poetry; and theatrical and cinematic texts), presence and representation of Mapuche people in society, and gender outlaws in Argentinean and Chilean theater and cinema. Her desire to introduce students to Hispanic culture first-hand has led her to facilitate study abroad experiences.. She enjoys swimming, running, soccer, Baroque music, cooking organic bread and pastries, and conversations with a good coffee.
Education
- Ph.D. in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.,
- M.A. in Spanish , University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
- B.A. in Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
Research Interests
- Literature and history
- Southern Cone theater and cinema
- Mapuche people
- Gender outlaws
Recent Courses
- IDS 2244 Discovery and Community Service
- FYS 1265 First Year Seminar: Soccer, Fandom, and Contexts
- MCD 1100 My Design
- SPA 1101 & 1102 Elementary Spanish I & II
- SPA 1103 Advanced Elementary Spanish
Selected Publications
“¡A encuirar! Disidencias de género en la cinematografía de Lucía Puenzo y Marialy Rivas.” Actos. Revista de investigación en artes, vol. 4, no. 7, 2022, pp. 76-88. http://revistas.academia.cl/index.php/actos/article/view/2244/2419.
"Mujeres de la Conquista y la Colonia en la dramaturgia de Inés Stranger: Una reconstrucción necesaria." Apuntes de teatro, vol. 142, 2017, pp. 112-22. http://www.revistaapuntes.uc.cl/index.php/RAT/article/view/26045/20905.
“Mujeres mapuche migrantes en escena: Visualizando vidas desde la sombra.” Letras Femeninas, vol. 38, no. 1, 2012, pp. 43-54.
An important goal for all my classes is to build a learning community in which everyone is supportive of each other.