Katie Vater
- Associate Professor, Spanish
Education
- PhD, Spanish Literature, Pennsylvania State University
- MA, Spanish, Pennsylvania State University
- BA, Spanish and German, St. Norbert College
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| SPANISH 308-001 | Advanced Writing and Reading | TR 10am-11:15am |
| SPANISH 350-001 | Understanding Literature and Culture | TR 1pm-2:15pm |
Courses Taught
- SPANISH 474 - Survey of Spanish Literature and Civilization
- SPANISH 769 – Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Civilization: Historical Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novels
- SPANISH 765 – Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Civilization: Historical Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novels
Teaching Interests
- 19th, 20th and 21st century literature
- Historical literature, especially historical memory and Spanish Civil War literature
- Art and artists in literature.
Research Interests
- Ekphrasis and the intersection of visual arts and literature
- The historical novel in late 20th and early 21st centuries in Spain
- Women’s writing in Spain in the post-war period to the present
- The Künstlerroman genre.
Selected Publications
Vater, Katie J.“"Seeing the World Upside Down: Visual Culture in Carmen Martín Gaite's El cuarto de atrás"” Bulletin of Spanish Studies / Taylor and Francis92.1 (2015): 1-20.
Vater, Katie J.“"Picturing Decadence: The Female Aristocratic Subject in Manuel Machado's Ekphrastic Portrait Poems"” Hispanófila171. (2014): 237-251.