Garriga Defends Dissertation, Hired at College of the Holy Cross
Laurie Garriga, a student in our PhD in Hispanic Language & Literatures program, has successfully defended her dissertation, titled “Raíces y Alas: Puerto Rico and the Transnational Archive of Juan Ramón Jiménez.” From Laurie’s abstract:
“My dissertation analyzes the Spanish Nobel Laureate poet’s transatlantic path and his relationship to Spain, the United States and Puerto Rico as expressed in his archival practices from 1916 (his first trip to the U.S.) until his death in 1958. Jiménez went into permanent exile in 1936, when he and his wife Zenobia Camprubí fled from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). During the war and subsequent dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Jiménez would live in Cuba, Coral Gables, Baltimore and Washington before settling in Puerto Rico in 1951. In Madrid, supporters of Franco broke into his residence and ransacked his papers, books and personal items ––his carefully-kept life’s work–– which would take many years to recover only partially.”
This September, Laurie will begin her career as a faculty member with a post as Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Literatures at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
Congratulations, Laurie!