Resha S. Cardone

Resha is pursuing a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese. She received a B.A. (1999) magna cum laude with a major in Spanish and a minor in French from Humboldt State University and a M.A. in Spanish from the University of Kansas (2001).

Her primary area of interest is Spanish-American narrative, mainly that of contemporary Chilean and Argentine women writers of short fiction. Resha studies women’s literature as a response to military dictatorship.

Resha has presented her work at several international conferences in California and Washington, D.C. Recently, she applied for two grants to facilitate her research in Chile and submitted an article to be considered for publication. In 2002, Resha won the Ebersole award for outstanding seminar paper and first place in the Snyder Book Collecting Contest for her rare collection of clandestine publications by Chilean women. During the summer of 2002, she was the assistant director of KU’s summer language institute in Brazil.

Ultimately, Resha hopes to work as a university professor and literary critic.

Mentor: Katherine V. Unruh, Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese