Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., teaches a wide variety of courses at NSU, including introductory and intermediate-level Spanish language courses, Spanish for Specific Purposes, and upper-level courses on Spanish, Latin American and Latinx literatures and cultures.
Her research interests include Iberian, Latin American and Caribbean Cultures and Literatures, Hispanic women writers; U.S. Latinx literature and culture; feminism and gender studies. She has written on the work of Daína Chaviano, Dulce María Loynaz, Mayra Montero, Laura Ruíz Montes, Jesús Díaz and Antonio José Ponte. Some of her publications have appeared in Anthuriam: A Caribbean Studies Journal, Camino Real: A Multidisciplinary Journal on U.S. Latino Studies, Caribe: Revista de Cultura y Literatura, Letras Femeninas, and the Hispanic Research Journal, as well as in award-winning author Daina Chaviano’s website.
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Spanish, University of Miami
… → 2002
M.A., History, University of Miami
… → 1993
B.A., History, Barry University
… → 1991
External positions
Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University
Jan 1 2002 → Jan 1 2008
Teaching Assistant, University of Miami
Jan 1 2001 → Jan 1 2002
Instructor, Barry University
Jan 1 1998 → Jan 1 2000
Part-time Spanish Instructor, University of Miami
Jan 1 1997 → Jan 1 2000
Teaching Assistant, University of Miami
Jan 1 1993 → Jan 1 1997
Teaching Assistant, University of Miami
Jan 1 1991 → Jan 1 1993
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
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Choice Book Review: Aquí and allá: transnational Dominican theater and performance
Fuentes, Y., Jul 1 2020, In: Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 47, 11, p. 1204Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Cruzando mares: Nostalgia y Hibridez cultural en la poesía de Khédija Gadhoum
Fuentes, Y., Jun 19 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Mapping Hispaniola: Third Space in Dominican and Haitian Literature by Megan Jeanette Myers
Fuentes, Y., Jun 1 2020, In: Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 57Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Do You Know The Difference Between Latino/a, Hispanic and Latinx?
Fuentes, Y., Bastidas, E. P., Muñiz-Collado, J., Lopez, K. & Urréachaga, J., Oct 2 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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From the Foreign Language Classroom to the (Virtual) World
Fuentes, Y., Feb 16 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Barrios of America
Fuentes, Y. (Participant) & Waites, K. (Participant)
Sep 30 2021Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Speaker / Trainer in a workshop, seminar, or course › Speaker
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Las Narradoras: Hispanic Women Authors
Fuentes, Y. (Speaker)
Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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A Brief History of Peninsular Spanish Literature: From the Medieval Period until today
Fuentes, Y. (Speaker)
Oct 22 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Language, Culture and Controversy: An Introduction to US Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx Literature
Fuentes, Y. (Speaker)
Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Prizes
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Speaker at "Last Lecture", invited by Student Senate
Fuentes, Y. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Fuentes, Y. (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Foreign Language Fellow, Hecht Residential College
Fuentes, Y. (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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President's Writing Award, First Place
Fuentes, Y. (Recipient), 1991
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)