Andrea V. López
andrea.v.lopez@vanderbilt.eduEDUCATION
2021 Ph.D., Spanish. (Minor in History)
Vanderbilt University, degree expected May 2021. 2018 M.A., Spanish and Portuguese.
Vanderbilt University.
2017 Licenciatura, Hispanic Literature. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
2015 B.A., Arts in Humanities with a concentration in Linguistics and Literature. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
2007 Studies at the College of Education Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. AWARDS AND GRANTS
2020 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)
Award for the intensive study of lesser commonly taught languages.
Granted by Center for Latin American Studies. Vanderbilt University, Summer. 2018 Newberry Library Renaissance Consortium Grant
Travel funding to participate in the Center for Renaissance Studies program. Granted by Center for Renaissance Studies of the Newberry Library.
2017 Miguel Enguídanos Award
Given to the best research paper or master’s thesis written by a graduate
student. Granted by Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Vanderbilt University. 2014 Support Program for thesis and bachelor’s degree (PADET)
Award to facilitate the Licenciatura’s thesis completion.
Granted by Vice Rectorate of Research, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. PUBLICATIONS AND SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS
2020 “Serpiente dios: el legado descolonizador de José María Arguedas en la música peruana contemporánea” (Under review)
2020 “Has de saber que todo el reino tenía cuatro reyes, cuatro partes”: organización política y representación espacial en el Mapamundi de Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala (Under review)
2015 “Tres niveles de asimilación de la alteridad en los naufragios de Jerónimo de Aguilar, Gonzalo Guerrero y Pedro Serrano”. Lucerna: revista de literatura vol. 7, 2015.
FUTURE RESEARCH TRAJECTORY
The encounter between the Lady of Cofatechequi and Hernando de Soto: an illustration of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega’s project for the conquest of La Florida (in-progress)
“Futuras glorias anuncia, tam beneficas, quam claras”: esperanza y conciencia criolla en el Poema Hispano-Latino (1687) de Rodrigo de Valdés (in-progress)
La virtud en los pueblos bárbaros: el legado de los príncipes vencidos en Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora y el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (in-progress)
La re-escritura de la historia y el rey como exemplo en la Verdadera Historia del Rey don Rodrigo (1592) de Miguel de Luna (in-progress)
PRESENTATIONS & INVITED GUEST LECTURES
2020 “Has de saber que todo el reino tenía cuatro reyes, cuatro partes”: organización política y representación espacial en el Mapamundi de Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala. Améfrica Ladina: Vinculando Mundos y Saberes, Tejiendo Esperanzas. Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Virtual Conference. May 13-16.
2019 “Serpiente dios: el legado decolonizador de José María Arguedas en la música peruana contemporánea” Simposio Internacional Indigenismo Global:
50 años de la muerte de José María Arguedas. Casa de las Américas. La Habana, Cuba. November 28-29.
2019 “Manuel Zapata Olivella: Special Collection at Vanderbilt University”. Invited by Emanuelle Oliveira-Monte for Special Studies in Spanish American Literature: Contemporary Afro-Latin American Literature. Vanderbilt University, Fall.
2018 “El episodio de Pedro Serrano como alegoría de la conquista en los Comentarios reales del Inca Garcilaso”. Latin American Studies in a Globalized World. Latin American Studies Language Association (LASA). Barcelona, Spain. May 23-26. 2017 “Entre la cartografía medieval y la percepción andina del universo: El
Mapamundi de Guamán Poma de Ayala”. Spheres of Influence: Latin American and Iberian Languages and Cultures in Contact. Graduate students of Spanish and Portuguese Department. University of Colorado at Boulder, April 7-8.
2016 “Tres niveles de asimilación de la alteridad en los naufragios de Jerónimo de Aguilar, Gonzalo Guerrero y Pedro Serrano”. Congreso Internacional un escritor entre dos mundos: 400 años del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Academia Peruana de la Lengua. Lima, April 27-29.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Vanderbilt University
Latin-American Fiestas, Spring 2020 (Co-Teaching/Dr. José Cárdenas-Bunsen) Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2019
The Way of Saint James, an epic trail to the essence of Spain, Summer 2019 (TA) Intensive Elementary Spanish, Fall 2018-Spring 2019
Elementary Spanish, Spring 2018 Elementary Spanish, Fall 2017 Technological University of Peru Composition, 2015-2016
Reading Comprehension, 2015-2016
RELATED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & WORKSHOPS
Coordinator of Spanish Hall for McTyeire International House of learning. Vanderbilt University, 2020
Archive Catalogue: Manuel Zapata Olivella’s Collection. (https://mzo.library.vanderbilt.edu)
Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Special Collections. Vanderbilt University, March 2018 – December 2020.
Workshop: Intensive Judeo-Spanish (Ladino).
Program in Jewish Studies. Vanderbilt University, October 20th and November 10th, 2019. Workshop: Exploring Early Modern Maps in Colonial Documents from the Ayer Collection.
Newberry Library. November 16, 2018. ACADEMIC SERVICE
OLA. Non-profit Organization and Virtual Research Center. Researcher (https://www.olacolorado.org)
OLA: Observatorio de las Américas. Virtual Research Center for the Americas. 2019-Present. Reviewer of article manuscripts for Spanish and Portuguese Review.
Graduate Student Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, 2019.
Admissions Committee Member for McTyeire International House. Vanderbilt University, 2018-2019. LANGUAGES Spanish (native) English (near-native) Portuguese (conversational)
Quechua (proficiency for research) Judeo-Spanish (proficiency for research) Catalan (proficiency for research) Latin (proficiency for research)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Modern Language Association of America. Latin American Studies Association.
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. National Women’s Studies Association.
REFERENCES Research References: José Cárdenas-Bunsen
Associate Professor of Spanish
Jose.cardenas-bunsen@vanderbilt.edu 615-322-6856
Ruth Hill
Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities, Professor of Spanish Ruth.hill@vanderbitl.edu
615-322-6920 Edward Friedman
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish Edward.h.friedman@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-6929
Teaching References:
Carolina Palacios
Coordinator of Spanish for True Beginners, Senior Lecturer c.palacios@vanderbilt.edu
Clint Hendrix
Lead Coordinator of Spanish Language Courses Clint.hendrix@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-6857 María Paz Pintané
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Senior Lecturer Maria.p.pintane@vanderbilt.edu
