MCLA, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA.

"Transferring to MCLA was one of the greatest decisions I ever made. Being able to learn from and connect with the faculty and staff equipped me with greater networking capabilities/skills and the opportunity to use them outside of the institution, preparing me for the road ahead. Taking part and engaging in different clubs and organizations on campus helped to shape and guide me for countless opportunities."

Brandon Pender ’07
Research Analyst, Office of State Rep. Daniel E. Bosley ’76

Emilia Sciarra-Laos

Emilia Sciarra-Laos Emilia

Email address: Emilia.Sciarra-Laos@mcla.edu

EDUCATION:

ABD Spanish, University at Albany (SUNY)

M.A. Modern Languages / Spanish, Texas A&M University, College Station

B.A. Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 1982.

PAPERS GIVEN

_{"José Juan Tablada and the Latin American Quest for Orientalism and Visuality in Li-Po y otros poemas". University at Albany (SUNY), 2005.}_{"Clemente Padín: la poesía experimental como manifiesto". Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2005.
"Joan Brossa o la violencia de los objetos". Stony Brook University, 2005.
"José Juan Tablada: Visuality and Orientalism in Li-Po y otros poemas". UNC atChapel Hill, 2005.
"Paradiso: tensiones entre metáfora y metonimia". University of Pennsylvania, 2002. AREAS OF INTEREST:
Socio-Cultural Issues in the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language.
Literature of the "Cono Sur", particularly poetry and the short story.
Literary theory.
Cultural Studies.
LANGUAGES:
Spanish and Italian: native speaker
English: near native fluency
French: proficient}