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About Traci Roberts-Camps

My teaching approach centers on respect for students. I consider students to be intellectual equals capable of teaching me as well as learning from me. I believe that the classroom should be a comfortable setting where students are free to speak in Spanish, commit errors, and learn from their mistakes. I also think that the Spanish language classroom has the added benefit of allowing students to explore topics that have to do with their own lives. With this in mind, I like to provide them with the opportunity to talk about themselves in Spanish. In literature courses I talk with students individually about their interests and suggest Latin American authors they would like to read for class or even after the semester is over.

Positions

2017 - Present Professor, Latin American Literature and Film, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2013 - 2017 Director, Gender Studies Program, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2011 - 2017 Associate Professor, Latin American Literature and Film, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor, Latin American Literature and Film, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2004 - 2005 Spanish Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Florida
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2003 - 2004 Spanish Adjunct, Visiting Instructor, University of North Florida
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2003 - 2003 Research Assistant, Professor Raymond L. Williams, University of California, Riverside
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1999 - 2003 Spanish Teaching Assistant, University of California, Riverside
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2017 - 2018 Nature in Argentine Cinema of the Patagonia
University of the Pacific
SAAG Grant
2015 - 2015 U.S./Mexico Border Film
University of the Pacific
SAAG Grant
2013 - 2013 Urban Brazilian Narrative
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2013 - Present Book Reviewer, Bulletin of Spanish Studies
2013 - Present Editorial Board, Transmodernity: Journal of Peripheral Cultural Production of the Luso-Hispanic World
2010 - Present Book Reviewer, Studies in Latin American Popular Culture
2010 - 2011 Editorial Board, Corrientes: Revista nórdica de estudios iberoamericanos
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Honors and Awards

  • 2014: Woman of Distinction, University of the Pacific
  • 2008: Thomas J. Long Foundation Fellowship (Awarded for innovative teaching in University of the Pacific’s general education program)

Courses

  • SPAN 11A Elementary Spanish First Semester
  • SPAN 11B Elementary Spanish Second Semester
  • SPAN 23 Intermediate Spanish First Semester
  • SPAN 25 Intermediate Spanish Second Semester
  • SPAN 103 Introducción a la literatura hispanoamericana [Introduction to Hispanic American Literature]
  • SPAN 114 Cine hispano [Hispanic Film] (Cross-listed with Film Studies and Gender Studies)
  • SPAN 122 Literatura mexicana [Mexican Literature]
  • SPAN 135 Literatura Hispanoamericana del Siglo XX [Hispanic American Literature of the 20th Century]
  • SPAN 140 Traducción [Translation]
  • SPAN 191 Novel del Cono Sur [Novel of the Southern Cone], Independent Study
  • SPAN 191 Traducción Avanzada [Advanced Translation], Independent Study
  • SPAN 191 Mexican Women Filmmakers, Independent Study
  • LANG 89 Practicum, Spanish Pedagogy
  • LANG 195 MLL Capstone
  • PACS I [freshman seminar]: What is a Good Society?
  • PACS II [freshman seminar]: Ecology and Latin America
  • PACS III [senior seminar]: What is an Ethical Life?
  • GEND 011 Introduction to Gender Studies
  • GEND 191 The Ideal Genderless Society, Independent Study

Education

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2004 Ph.D., Spanish, University of California, Riverside
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2001 M.A., Spanish, University of California, Riverside
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1999 B.A., Spanish, Willamette University
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Links

Contact Information

Office: WPC Annex 248
Phone: 209.946.2343

Email:

Books and Book Chapters (8)

Books and book chapters written or edited by Dr. Traci Roberts-Camps.

Articles (25)

Journal articles and book reviews written by by Dr. Traci Roberts-Camps.