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Maria Teresa Maenza, Ph.D.

Resident Assistant Professor

Humanities Center 231

Phone: (402) 280-1441

Modern Languages and Literatures

Fax: (402) 280-3703

Creighton University 
2500 California Plaza 
Omaha, NE 68178

E-Mail: 
mtv37435@creighton.edu

Education:

  • Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. IL. Italian Literature, Women's Studies.
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. M.A.  Italian
  • Universitą di Catania, Italy.  Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere.
    Major in English Language and Literature. Minor in French.

Teaching Areas :

  • Beginning Italian
  • Intermediate Italian
  • Advanced Italian
  • Italian Cultural Studies (Literature, Cinema, Art, History, Society)
  • Roma: Passeggiate nella Cittą Eterna (Travel Course)
  • World Literature

Interests:

  • Italian Women Writers (Aleramo, Fallaci, Cerati, Sapienza)
  • Feminist Theories: The Thought of Sexual Difference
  • Sicilian Writers
  • Italian Cultural Studies (Cinema, Society, History, Art)

Literary Translation:

  • Mueller, Joan: Francis. The Saint of Assisi. Allen, Texas: Thomas More Publishing, 2000.
    Translation from English to Italian: Storia di Francesco il Santo di Assisi.
    Padova: Messaggero di Sant'Antonio Editrice, 2001.