Antonio Cardentey
Lecturer of Spanish
- School of Modern Languages
Overview
Dr. Cardentey completed his undergraduate studies in Humanities with a concentration in Hispanic Linguistics at the University of Havana. He also holds a master’s degree in Hispanic Philology from the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid, Spain. He worked as a research associate for the Institute of Literature and Linguistics in the Cuban Academy of Sciences, and as a copyeditor at Wifredo Lam Center for Contemporary Art. His articles and book reviews have been published in refereed journals such as Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, Alambique. Revista Académica de Ciencia Ficción y Fantasía, Anuario L/L. Estudios Literarios, and Cuban Studies. As an educator, Dr. Cardentey relies on a multiliteracies pedagogy to link language education and cultural studies so that students consistently develop an intercultural communication competence. By assigning creative projects with applicability to and relevance in the “real world,” he encourages students to associate classroom proficiency with professional success.
- Ph.D. Hispanic Literature
- M.A. Hispanic Philology
- B.A. Humanities-Hispanic Linguistics
Interests
- Digital Media
- Ethics and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Linguistics
- Literary and Cultural Studies
- Spanish
Focuses:
- Europe
- Latin America and Caribbean
- Caribbean Studies
- Digital Humanities
- Higher Education: Teaching and Learning
- Intercultural Issues
- Latin-American, Latino/Latina, and Hispanic Studies
- World Literature
Courses
- PORT-1803: Special Topics: Elementary Portuguese I
- SPAN-1001: Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN-1002: Elementary Spanish II
- SPAN-2001: Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN-2002: Intermediate Spanish II
- SPAN-3040: Pract. App. Span Grammar
- SPAN-3050: Intro-Read Hispanic Lit
- SPAN-3101: Conversation I
- SPAN-3500: Sci-Fi In Latin America
- SPAN-4061: Science & Technology I
- SPAN-8803: Special Topics: Soviet Tech in Latin American Culture