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Maria Odette Canivell  

Office: Keezel 205
Phone: 540-568-6412
Email: canivemx@jmu.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2008: M 11:00-2:30 and 3:45-5:00 and by appointment

Courses: Fall 2007
Eng 302 Special Topics Seminar - Children's Literature, Sec 0001
Eng 302/Hon 300 - Special Topics: Literature and Psychology
ENG 302 Special Topics Seminar - Children's Literature, Sec 0006

Specialties: World Literature and Latin American Literature, Comparative Studies, Nation Building and Literature, Film, Creative Writing, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis

·Philosophical-literary discourse of writers in Latin America · Writers as public intellectuals ·The role of public intellectuals (particularly women in the second half of the 20th century) · Bilingualism and cultural misperceptions · Cultural imperialism · Freud's theory of culture · Literature and Psychoanalysis · Phenomenology and Hermeneutics · Central American experience: Writers in exile

Education: Ph.D. Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. August, 2004 Ph.D. Philosophy, Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala, Guatemala (ABD)

M.A. Spanish, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. August, 2000 Minor: Comparative Literature (Latin American and American Literature).

M.A. General Psychology, Universidad F. Marroquín, Guatemala, Guatemala, December 1982. Minor: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: La Estructura Intencional de la Imaginación (The Intentional Structure of the Imagination)

B. A. Psychometrics, Universidad R. Landivar, Guatemala, Guatemala, November 1979 Seminary Thesis: Técnicas de Ajuste en el Inventario de Bell (et al.) (Adjustment Techniques in the Bell Inventory)

Awards: Impac Award, (1999) National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Award for outstanding scholarship, leadership and service, (2000)

Publications:

Research and Non Fiction
“Paradoja” (Paradox). El Cid XXV (Spring, 2004): xxvi-xxvii.

Istmoliteratura: Estudios sobre Literatura Centroamericana, (Istmoliterature: Studies on Central American Literature). María Odette Canivell et al. Guatemala, Guatemala: Oscar de León Palacios, 2001, [Library of Congress Control Nr. 2002388067]

Repercusiones del pensamiento de Freud en el mundo moderno. (Repercussions of Freud's Philosophical Thought in a Postmodern Society; monographic study, p. 1-198). Guatemala, Guatemala: Editorial Palo de Hormigo, 2000, [Library of Congress Control Nr. LC2001447427]

"Cultura y Tierra en la mentalidad femenina”. Cuadernos de Literatura Centroamericana. San Salvador, El Salvador: 1996.

Short articles, papers and reviews in periodicals
Review: La Soledad y las Mujeres: Cuentos de Mujeres Solas, (Loneliness and Women). La Guía Ap. 2004: 63.

Review: "Paz, progreso, justicia y honradez: Das Ubico Regime", (Peace, Progress, Justice and Dignity: The Ubico Regime). Latin American Studies Journal. London, England: Latin American Studies Institute Press,1992.

Review: "Los renglones torcidos de Dios", (God's Crooked Penmanship). Vida Universitaria. Guatemala, Guatemala: Editorial Universidad Rafael Landivar, 1982.

"Entre los dos", (Between us). La Hora, Guatemala, Guatemala, 1982.

"Isolda". La Hora, Guatemala, Guatemala, 1981.

Fiction
La Historia de Hans Zimmermann. (The Story of Hans Zimmermann; Novel, p. 1-351) Guatemala, Guatemala: Editorial Palo de Hormigo, 1999. [Library of Congress Control Nr. NcChVTV775GT107].

María Isabel. (Novel, p. 1-332) Guatemala, Guatemala: Editorial Palo de Hormigo, 1996, [Library of Congress Control Nr. 98136485].

Ya no me hago Pipí. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1-10) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Ya tengo un hermanito. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1-10) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Mi primera visita al Doctor. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1-11) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Ya voy al colegio. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1- 10) Guatemala: Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Mi primera mascota. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1-11) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Yo soy una econiña. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1-10) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Yo amo a mi país. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1- 9) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Ya no le tengo miedo a la oscuridad. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1-12) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Ya me visto sola. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1- 11) Guatemala, Guatemala: Kelly, 1995.

Mi primer amigo. (Children's illustrated short story, p. 1- 10. Guatemala: kelly, 1995.

Lectures and Presentations
Los intelectuales públicos en Centroamérica: Literatura, meta-ficción y tiranía en las novelas de dictadura, III Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Julio 10-14

Waslala: Beyond U-topia, VII International Utopia Conference, Tarragona, Spain, 6-8th July 2006

Waslala: Gioconda Belli’s Vision of a Brave New World, College of English Association. San Antonio Texas, April 8, 2006

Nation Building and Utopia: Latin America's Public Intellectuals' view of the State, Utopian Studies Society 6th International Conference, New Lanark, Scotland 30th of June-2 July 2005.

Mujeres en la Revolución Mexicana: Intelectuales y Soldaderas (Women and the Mexican Revlution: Intellectuals and Soldaderas). Conference at the Instituto Ortega y Gasset, Madrid, España June 1st, 2005.

Re-pensando a las brujas: La Soledad y Las Mujeres (Redefining the Crone: Women and Loneliness). Seminar for the Master de Estudios Latinoamericanos, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España, 18-22th April 2005.

Chair: Public Intellectuals in Latin America. III Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu January 13-16, 2005

Genero y Figura hasta la sepultura: Catalina de Erauso, La Monja Alferez, (Genre and Figure unto the grave: Catalina of Erauso, Lieutenant Nun). III Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 13-16, 2005

Public Intellectuals in Latin America: The convergence of the Political and the Academic. Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 13-16, 2005

Catalina de Erauso in Translation: Basque Transvestite or Woman Soldier? Paper presented at the Fourth Bi-annual Conference of Literature and Spanish Cinema, Florida International University, Miami, February 26, 2004

Diálogo con escritores guatemaltecos: María Odette Canivell, (Dialogue with Guatemalan Writers). Moderador: Max Araujo, Extensión Universitaria de la Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, June 18, 2000

La percepción de la maldad en la naturaleza femenina, (The Perception of Women as Evil). Paper presented at the Congreso Internacional de Literatura Centroamericana, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, March 3, 2000

Dorotea: An example of the New Woman of the Renaissance? Paper presented at the Women's Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, March 19,1999

Cultura y Tierra en la mentalidad femenina, (The concept of Culture and "Land" in the female Psyche). Paper presented at the Congreso Internacional de Literatura Centroamericana, San Salvador, El Salvador, March, 1996

Los problemas del niño excepcional, (The problems of the "exceptional child"). Asociación de Damas Diplomáticas, La Paz, Bolivia, June 15, 1989

La fenomenología de Husserl, (Husserl's Phenomenology). Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Department of Psychology, Guatemala, Guatemala, April 28, 1985

Más allá del Bien y del Mal: Federico Nietzsche (Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil). Asociación Intelectual "La llave literaria", Galeria de Arte Z'unún, Guatemala, Guatemala, June 26, 1985

El análisis transaccional aplicado a la enseñanza: El caso Sumerhill, (Transactional Analysis applied to teaching: Summerhill) Colegio Valleverde, Guatemala, Guatemala, January 7, 1985

La mente mágica en el niño de tres años, (The magical Mind of 3 year olds). Colegio Valleverde, Guatemala, Guatemala, January 6, 1985

Public Appearances
CNN International, Interviewed in television: The Bolivia crisis, June 8th 2005.

I have been a frequent guest of “Cita con Enrique Cordoba,” a Spanish Radio program during 2004-2005. Among the topics I covered were gender, economy, culture, film, literature, current events and Latin American politics.
· El papel de los Intelectuales en Latinoamérica (The Role of Intellectuals in Latin America), January 22 · La Soledad y las Mujeres I, (Loneliness and Women), March 8
· La Soledad y las Mujeres II: Cuentos de mujeres solas, (Loneliness and Women: Tales of single women), March 10.
· Guatemala: Política, Economía y Cultura, (Guatemala: Politics, Economy and Culture), March 18
· Mediocridad y Corrupción: Males que aquejan a Latinoamérica, (Mediocrity and Corruption: Evils stalking Latin America), April 12
· Berlín: Cultura, Economía y Politica, (Berlin: Economy, Culture and Politics), May 12 ·
· Troya: Hollywood re-escribe La Iliada y La Odisea y algunos mitos más Homero (y nosotros) no conocíamos (Troy: Hollywood re-writes the Homer we never knew existed), May 24
· El mundo de Hoy, (Today's World), August 18
· El código Da Vinci: Mitos y falsedades: Irregularidades históricas,(Da Vinci Code: The truth behind the Myth), September 1
· Psicoanálisis. (Psychoanalysis), March 8
· Mundo Actual: Londres. (Current Events: London), May 20

Excellencen und Residenzen (Excellencies and Residencies): Interview for television in German taped in Berlin by ZDF, aired 2003.

Current Projects
A novel: Inocencia Perdida
A book of Essays: Intellectuals in Latin America: Writers and Literature

   
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