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Sekou Kaalund '97
Classical Studies & Spanish
I have a unique advantage because of my Hampden-Sydney education. I can bring a different perspective to the table.
Dr. Renee Marie Severin
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. You learn from native speakers while studying in your host country.
Dr. Susan M. Smith
Professor of Modern Languages
Bagby Hall, 302
(434) 223-6986
ssmith@hsc.edu
Education
B.A., California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, CA (1966); M.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1993); Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1998).
Teaching Interests
Spanish language and culture
Medieval and Early Modern Spanish literature (especially allegory, drama and poetry), composition, translation
Committee Assignments & Service to the College
Member, Faculty Affairs Committee
Most Recent Publications
"Notes on a Newly Discovered Play: Is Marcela de San Félix the Author?" Bulletin of the Comedinates. 52:1 (2000)
El convento de las Trinitarias Descalzas de Madrid y la vida de sor Marcela. Madrid: Espasa Calpe (Real Academia Española), 2001.
Entre aventuras y encantamientos. Trans. audio CD. Alcalá de Henares (Spain): Music and Productions, 2005.
"Saint Teresa of Avila", Dictionary of Literary Biography: Sixteenth-century Spanish Writers, Detroit, Mich.: Gale Group, 2005.
Los coloquios del Alma: Cuatro dramas alegóricos por sor Marcela de san Félix, hija de Lope de Vega. Newark, Del: Juan de la Cuesta Press. 2006
Professional Affiliations
Treasurer, Asociación de Escritoras de España y las Américas
Member, Modern Language Association and South Atlantic MLA
Member, Renaissance Society of America
Other Interests
Golf
travel
Mexican history and culture
detective fiction
Family
Spouse: Curt Smith