Faculty Profile
Elise Bartosik-Velez
Professor of Spanish (2003)
Contact Information
Bosler Hall Room 203
717-245-1844
Office Hours for Spring 2024: Wed and Fri 11:30-12:30 and by appt.
Bio
Professor Bartosik-Vélez received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Illinois. She teaches students about Latin American history and literature, focusing in particular on the colonial period through independence. She also teaches courses that compare British America and Spanish America in the early modern period. Her research interests include: intellectual history, the history of empire, the legacy of the classical world in the Americas, and the economic, political, and cultural entanglements of early modern empires.
Education
- B.A., University of California at San Diego, 1987
- Masters in Pacific International Affairs, University of California at San Diego, 1990
- M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
- Ph.D., 2003
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall 2023
SPAN 229 Spanish Conversation
Why do we tell stories? What makes a compelling story? Students in this class will consider these questions as they read, watch, listen to, and write a variety of different kinds of stories.
LALC 390 Senior Research Seminar
Cross-listed with SPAN 401-01.Permission of instructor required.
SPAN 401 Senior Research Seminar
Cross-listed with LALC 390-01.Permission of instructor required.
SPAN 500 Independent Study
Spring 2024
LALC 101 Intro Latin American Studies
A multi-disciplinary, introductory course designed to familiarize students with the regions through a study of their history, economics, politics, literature, and culture in transnational and comparative perspective. The purpose of the course is to provide a framework that will prepare students for more specialized courses in particular disciplines and specific areas of LALC studies.
Required of all LALC majors.
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on speaking. Prerequisite: 101. Upon completion, students go to 201.
SPAN 500 Independent Study