Allison White
Instructor of Spanish
Ph.D., Tulane University, 2017
Phone: 225-578-6679
Email: awhite13@lsu.edu
Room: 349 Hodges Hall
Publications
Journal Articles:
鈥淎 Nightmare on the Horizon: Sarmiento鈥檚 Oriental Pampas in Borges鈥� 鈥楨l Sur鈥欌�� (March 2020, Revista de Estudios Hisp谩nicos).
鈥溾�橫inha terra tem mais terra鈥�: Poetic and National Geographies in Oswald de Andrade's Pau Brasil鈥� (May 2017, Chasqui).
Book Chapter:
鈥淐hina en los comentarios: la (falta de) comunicaci贸n y sus imaginarios鈥�, in Narrativas de lo chino en las Am茅ricas y la Pen铆nsula Ib茅rica (ed. Mar铆a Montt Strabucchi and Amelia S谩iz L贸pez).
Book Review:
Review of Edward King, Virtual Orientalism in Brazilian Culture (Palgrave Macmillan: 2015). Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, 鈥淢emory and Migration鈥� Special Issue, March 2016.
Service to the Community and 海角社区
Tertulias (Spanish Conversation Table) Facilitator
Committee Assignments
Tech committee
Teaching Assignments
Fall 2021: SPAN1101, SPAN1152
Spring 2022: SPAN2101, SPAN3010
Conference Presentations
May 2019, Session Co-Organizer, "Asia and Latin America: Cultural Studies Perspectives", presenting "Queer (Mis)communications: Orientalism as Latin American dialogue", Latin American Studies Association; Boston, MA.
May 2018, Session Organizer, 鈥淰ersions of Asia: Cultural Representations of Asia in the Hispanic World鈥�, presenting 鈥淏etween Sides: Representations of Orientalist and Latin American Regionalisms in the Cold War鈥�, Latin American Studies Association; Barcelona, Spain.
February 2018, 鈥淏eyond Politics: Challenges to Study Abroad in Cuba, in the Eyes of Students鈥�, Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean; New Orleans, LA.
December 2017, 鈥淭ercer mundo, primera opci贸n: Cuestionando la Guerra Fr铆a a trav茅s del orientalismo mexicano鈥�, Miradas al oriente desde Cuba, Am茅rica Latina y el Caribe; Havana, Cuba.
Invited Talk
December 2017 "El Orientalismo de Jorge Luis Borges: un imaginario geogr谩fico entre aqu铆 y all谩鈥�, Miradas al oriente desde Cuba, Am茅rica Latina y el Caribe; Havana, Cuba. Pre-conference seminar.