Graduate School Programs UCF
- Spanish Graduate Program Director
- Associate Professor
- Martha.Garcia @ ucf.edu
- 407-823-0007
- Office Hours: Monday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM / Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 PM
- Campus Location: CNH528B
Martha Garcia is Associate Professor of English Medieval & Golden Age literature at UCF. She earned her doctorate degree at Vanderbilt University. She is the book review editor and coordinator of the Yearbook of Cervantes Studies, Spain. She is a member of the Editorial Board of Katharsis Literary Magazine, Spain and Baquiana Literary Magazine, South Florida. She has been a member of the Editorial Board of the Pan American Culture Circle, New Jersey. She lives in the city of Winter Springs, Florida with her husband and son.
Education
- Ph.D. in Spanish, Golden Age / Early Modern, from Vanderbilt University (2005)
- MA in English, Medieval, from University of Central Florida (2000)
- BA in English, Language & Literatures, from University of Central Florida (1997)
- AA from Miami Dade College (1996)
Research Interests
- Spanish Medieval & Golden Age / Early Modern
- Spanish Enlightenment Literature
- theater and film
- portrayal of female characters
- theological aspects of the narrative and theater
- Within the text dialogue
- Approaches rhetorical
- literary theory applied
Recent Research Activities
Professor Martha Garcia is working on her fourth book project and several academic projects.
Selected Publications
Books
- Forthcoming Dialogism theological Modern Devotio Celestina & Quixote [In Press: Fall 2013]
- 2010. Suspicious person convicted of Tirso de Molina. Ed Martha Garcia, Newark, DE: Cervantes & Co., Juan de la Cuesta. ISBN 978-1-58977-075-1. [USA]
- 2008. The role of female characters in Don Quixote and its relevance in the narrative. Pontevedra: Editorial Academy of Hispanics. ISBN 978-84-96915-22-0. [Spain]
Articles / Essays
- 2013. "Subterfuge of evil: The three hypostases of Plotinus in the characterization of the convicted suspicious." Theatralia 15: 87-101.
- 2013. "How Can I Write My Term Paper? One-Day Writing Workshop." Faculty Focus 12.1 (April): 6-7.
- 2012. "Theatrical Text & Anti-text: Divinitus & Idololatriae in Celestina." Theatralia 14: 163-76.
- 2011. "Text and Context: Science and theological consciousness in Cervantes." Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America 31.1: 147-58.
- 2010. "The prodigal son convicted distrustful The Tirso de Molina and the number of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Art scenic and pictorial." Hypertext [The University of Texas-Pan American] 6.12 (Summer): 15-26.
- 2009. "Don Quixote and the pastoral in iseriana reading." Circle: Journal of Culture 38: 174-81.
- 2009. "Internalization and Service Learning Courses In Spanish: Second Culture Acquisition." Faculty Focus 8.1 (March): 1-2.
- 2007. "The presence of women in Don Quixote of La Mancha: A tribute to baroque woman." Baquiana Literary Magazine 8 (2007): 134-41.
- 2006. "Incorporating Journals and Portfolios in Third Year Composition." Faculty Focus 5.4 (October): 6.
- 2005. "Zoraida in the Captive's Tale: A Case of otherness." Cervantes Studies Yearbook 2 (December): 77-87.
- 2004. "Marcela's case: A court Cervantes." Cervantes Studies Yearbook 1 (December): 65-74.
- 2002. "The Back Room by Carmen Martin Gaite: Symbolism in ginergética allegorical reinterpretation." Literary Magazine Baquiana 3 (2001-2002): 126-32.
- 2002. "Psychological profile of celestinescos characters." Circle: Journal of Culture 31: 163-67.
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I spent two years in graduate school in Pittsburgh and have since worked the past four years in DC. For all the people asking about Pittsburgh, I would break it down like this:
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* If you are an elitist (I'm not using that word entirely in the pejorative), you most likely will not like Pittsburgh unless you are there for a long period of time and it grows on you
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