Professor Spanish
Global Cultures
Breiseth Hall 314
paola.bianco@wilkes.edu
(570) 408-4519
In March 2002 Dr. Paola Bianco was appointed coordinator of the study abroad program.
Since then, studying abroad has become a common option for 重口味SMstudents, many of
whom are studying in Spain, Japan, Australia, England and Peru.
Dr. Bianco has taught at 重口味SMsince 1996 and fluently speaks, reads and writes English,
Spanish, Italian and French. Prior to joining Wilkes, Dr. Bianco served as an Intermediate
Italian Coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and she served
as the Study Abroad Program Coordinator and Assistant Director at the Lorenzo de鈥�
Medici Institute in Florence, Italy, while attaining her PhD. in Romance Languages.
Dr. Bianco believes that studying abroad is a tremendous learning experience. 鈥淵ou
can only learn so much about different cultures through a book. To see the culture
in person, to experience it, to learn about a country by studying there is invaluable,鈥�
said Dr. Bianco. 鈥淪tudying abroad makes you stronger as a person, and helps you to
learn about your strengths and weaknesses, as well as the strengths and weaknesses
of our country.鈥�
FLUENT IN:
Speaking, reading and writing English, Spanish, Italian and French.
INTERPRETER:
Spanish into English and English into Spanish interpreter for the Luzerne
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Romance Languages: Spanish and Italian University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
Major field of study: Twentieth Century Sicilian Poetry
Dissertation Title: "From Hermeticism to Social Realism: Three Sicilian Poets."
B.A. in French 重口味SM, 重口味SMBarre, PA (1983)
Certificate of Advanced French courses - Inlingua Institute of French , Nice, France.(1999)
Italian cinematography courses Lorenzo de' Medici Institute, Florence, Italy. (1994-1995)
Advanced French courses. Universit茅 Laval, Quebec, Canada. (1982)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Associate Professor.
Intermediate, Advanced levels in Spanish.
Advanced Conversation, Culture and Civilization of Spain, Medical Spanish (Spanish
for Health and Social Sciences), Golden Age Poetry, Syntax and Advanced Grammar, Political
Systems of Latin American countries, Latin American Civilization and Culture, Hispanic
Short Stories, Feminist Perspectives of Latina Writers, Pedagogical Methods in Foreign Language Teaching, Critical Introduction to
Spanish American Literature, Latino Issues Through Hispanic Films.
Created and Designed a new course Spanish 212; Non-Literary Translation.
重口味SM, 重口味SMBarre, PA.
COMMITTEES:
Member, Teaching Recognition & Effectiveness (TREC), 1997-99.
PDC Tenured professors committee for Humanities.
Member of the Curriculum Committee for the School of LiberalArts and Human Sciences, 1997.
Member, Search Committee for the Interim Dean. School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Summer, 1997.
Assisted with the Middle States Accreditation on a sub-committee for teaching evaluation.
American Association of Italian Studies 1996 to present.
South Atlantic Modern Language Association, 1996-1999.
American Association of Teachers of Italian 1996 to present.
American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese 96-98.
Chair, organizer, abstract reviewer for 鈥淟atin American Modern and Post-Modern Appropriations of Time.鈥� 12th Annual Conference of The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, SUNY, Binghamton, March 23-24, 2001.
Chair, organizer, abstract reviewer for 鈥淕endered Identities of Chicana and Latina Women Artists.鈥� 11th Annual Conference of The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, SUNY, Binghamton, March 10-11, 2000.
Chair for 鈥淣otions of Subjectivity in Spanish Narrative and Film.鈥�
10th Annual Conference of The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, SUNY, Binghamton, March 5-6, 1999.
鈥淚dentidad femenina en 鈥楨l 谩rbol鈥� de Mar铆a Luisa Bombal鈥� in the 10th Annual Conference of The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, SUNY, Binghamton, March 5-6, 1999.
鈥�Dimensione socio-politica nella poesia di Bartolo Cattafi.鈥� South Atlantic Modern Languages Association. November 13-15, 1997. Atlanta, Georgia.
"Carattere e comportamento della donna della brigata." South Atlantic Modern Languages Association. 8-10 November 1996. Savannah, Georgia.
Guest speaker. 鈥淚talian Everyday Lifestyle." Hazleton Public Library, Hazleton, PA, 1999.
Guest speaker. 鈥淟atino Culture and Identity in Unites States.鈥� Wilkes University, 1998.
Presentation: 鈥淭hree Cultures in Latin America鈥� for the Multicultural Awareness Week during the Hispanic Heritage Month. 重口味SM, Wilkes-Barre. 1997.
Lecture: "Italian Diet and Eating Habits" for the Nutrition Dept. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1995.
鈥淚 enjoy the environment that is created between the faculty and the students the most at Wilkes. The student body is very motivated with an interest to learn. They are conscientious, responsible, and reliable. They always want to achieve more that what is asked of them, and they are really well rounded.鈥�
鈥淲hen you study abroad it is not just about learning a language; you can stay with your particular focus and major,鈥� said Dr. Bianco. 鈥淎ny area of study that is compatible to 重口味SM鈥檚 curriculum can be studied abroad. The credits will transfer, and you can still receive financial aid. 鈥�
BOOKS
Mujeres con voz propia. (Women in their own voices) offers a great variety of texts written by Hispanic women. It maps the development of women writers from the XVIIth century to the present in all countries where Spanish is spoken. The women chosen are diverse and don't only include Latin America and Spain but also The Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, and the United States. The selection of these authors has been less guided by their prestige or relevance and more by their connection and relationship to women鈥檚 issues and the topics selected. This anthology can thus be said to be representative of the work of women writers in a far larger geographical area than is the norm in most textbooks and anthologies.
- Conversando con literatura. Wilkes-Barre, Panda Publications, 2013.
- Prisma: An谩lisis de textos en espa帽ol. Wilkes-Barre, Panda Publications, 2008.
- Introducci贸n a la literatura espa帽ola. Mass: Focus Publishing, 2006.
- Introducci贸nj a la literatura latinoamericana. Mass: Focus Publishing, 2005.
- Garc铆a Lorca, Federico. La casa de Bernarda Alba. Paola Bianco and Antonio Sobejano, eds. Mass: Focus Publishing, 2005.
- Unamuno, Miguel. San Manuel Bueno, m谩rtir. Paola Bianco and Antonio Sobejano, eds. Mass: Focus Publishing, 2005.
- Tra ermetismo e realismo. Foggia: Bastogi, 1999.
REFEREED JOURNALS:
- 鈥淢arcos y metatextos en La nave de los locos鈥�. Hispan贸fila #141, 2004: (77-87).
- 鈥淒icotomom铆a narrativa en El 谩rbol de Mar铆a Luisa Bombal鈥�. Acta literaria # 27, 2002: (12-27).
ARTICLES:
- Magazines, newspapers: Interview with Italian Film director, Gianfranco Cabbiddu, In America Oggi, Verona New Jersey, October, 2008.
- Interview with Italian poet and critic, Eduardo Sanguineti. In America Oggi, Verona, New Jersey, September, 2006.
- 鈥淚mmigration: changes and attitudes.鈥� Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October, 2005.
- Inmigraci贸n: Antes y ahora.鈥� La voz Latina, Scranton, Pennsylvania. August, 2005.
- Interview with contemporary composer, Nuccio D鈥橝ngelo, 鈥淎 colloquio con il compositore siciliano - Musica in tutta libert脿.鈥� In America Oggi, Verona, NJ, September 2001.
- Dimensione socio-politica nella poesia di Cattafi.鈥� In Il Ponte Italo- Americano, Verona, New Jersey, May-August, 2001: 23.
- 鈥淎n Oscar for 鈥楲a vita 茅 bella.鈥欌�� In Il Ponte Italo-Americano , Verona, New Jersey, May-June, 1999: 2.
- 鈥楲ife is Beautiful,鈥� Benigni: 2 more winners from Italian cinema.鈥� Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, April 1999: 5C.
- 鈥淟a poesia di Giuseppe Bonaviri鈥� In Il Ponte Italo-Americano, Verona, New Jersey, November-December, 1997: 16.
- 鈥淐ristoforo Colombo: le nostre radici鈥�. In Il Ponte Italo-Americano, Verona, New Jersey, November-December, 1996: 35.
- Interview with contemporary writer Domenico Rea, "Incontro con Domenico Rea -- Rea e le due Napoli". In America Oggi, Verona, NJ, 1992: 32.
- Cultural articles onItaly in La follia and Il ponte, Verona, New Jersey, 1992-1993.
- Italian Cultural Column. Sunday Dispatch, Pittston, PA, 1989.
- Sabbatical Spring semester to complete research and publish two volumes of Spanish literature books. (2005)
- Faculty Development Award - Type 1 Award to travel in Spain to conduct research for a book. (2004)
- Faculty Development Award 鈥� Type 1 Award to travel in Italy to conduct research for an Italian book and interviews. (2002)
- FDCAward for Research - (1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002)
- Dissertation Travel Award to Italy -University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1996)
- Scholarship sponsored by the Italian Government.
鈥淲orkshop on "Methodology" Techniques to teach Italian to non natives. Universit脿 per Stranieri, Siena, Italy (1993) - American Italian Memorial Award
SUNY, Binghamton. (1988)