Kristina I. Medina-Vilariño, Ph.D.
Spanish @ St Olaf
From Northfield to the North Central Council of Latin Americanists – St. Olaf College St. Olaf College | News October 9, 2026 In this Faculty View reflection, Associate Professor of Spanish and O.C. and Patricia Boldt Endowed Chair/Distinguished Teaching Professor Continue reading From Northfield to the North Central Council of Latin Americanists – St. Olaf College
Spanish 399: Seminar in Spanish Studies: Digital Caribbean: Memory, Culture, and Public Humanitie Prof. Kristina Medina-Vilariño T 9:35–11:00 / Th 9:30–10:50 Prerequisite: Spanish 250 or 251 and at least one 270-level course What does it mean to study the Caribbean Continue reading NEW COURSE on SPRING ’27, SPAN 399: Digital Caribbean: Memory, Culture, and Public Humanities
Miguel Tió, Motherland (2007), Egg tempera and oil on canvas, 40”x30”. www.migueltio.com El siglo XXI ha afianzado la importancia del internet y las redes sociales para la promoción cultural y el avance de la justicia social globalmente. La literatura es Continue reading SPAN 314: Literatura caribeña y el ciberespacio (Primavera 2022)
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MWF 1255-0150PM See class schedule on SIS for further details on scheduling. Patrick McGrath CORPUS CRUCIS (2016) Oil and gold leaf on panel 30 x 36 inches. Private Collection. Students analyze patterns of continuity and change in Latin America, with Continue reading SPANISH 274. JTERM 2021. “Narratives of Life in Contemporary Puerto Rico: a comparative outlook to and from the Caribbean and Latin America”
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SPANISH 312 “Music and Politics in Latin America” Voices of the Spanish-Speaking World SPRING 2021 (versión 2.0) / 2018 versión 1.0 ) Prof. Kristina I. Medina Vilariño Prerequisite: Spanish 250 and one 270 level course Prof. Kristina Medina Vilariño Continue reading “Music and Politics in Latin America”
Cultural Heritage of Latin America “Politics of Life and Death in Latin American Literature and Film” Life and death have been key concepts for the social organization of all civilizations. In Latin America, for Continue reading SPANISH 272. SPRING 2017. Cultural Heritage of Latin America “Politics of Life and Death in Latin American Literature and Film”
273 Cultural Heritage of the Hispanic US : “Narratives of Home: Memory, displacement, and community activism in Latina/o/x cultural production.” Prerequisite: Spanish 250 GE: MCD Prof. Kristina I. Medina Vilariño T 9:35-11:00 am /Th 9:30- 10:50 am at the Continue reading Fall 2017. 273 Cultural Heritage of the Hispanic US : “Narratives of Home: Memory, displacement, and community activism in Latino/x/a cultural production.”
The Others: Social conventions and alternatives in the Hispanic Caribbean and Latinx US Description: How does a person begin a process of transformation into something that deviates so much from the norm that he/she becomes “the Other?” And, how much can a person Continue reading 399. Seminar in Literature and Film.