BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. Norris was awarded a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from Indiana
University at Bloomington. Her dissertation topic analyzes feminine characters
as portrayed by writers of the Generation of 1898 in Spain. At Western Carolina
University, Dr. Norris teaches courses at all levels of Spanish language, civilization,
and literature. Dr. Norris'scholarly publications include articles on Vicente Aleixandre, Azorín, Miguel de
Unamuno, Pío Baroja, Josefina Aldecoa, Rosa Montero, Almudena Grandes, and Esther Tusquets. Dr. Norris' current research interests include modern Spanish Peninsular Literature and contemporary Spanish female writers.
Dr. Norris continues to chair sessions and present papers at
professional
foreign language conferences, such as the South Atlantic Modern Language
Association.
On July 11, 2004, Dr. Norris presented a paper on “Madrid desde la perspectiva de Azorín,” at the III Congreso Internacional, “Madrid en la literatura española, iberoamericana y universal,”in Madrid, Spain. On the same day, Dr. Norris chaired a session on “Madrid realista y romántico.”
"Un árbol, un adiós y Bajo el magnolio: voces narrativas interpuestas acerca de una historia de amor", presented at the IV Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades, "El Español Baluarte del Humanismo: Literatura, Lengua y Cultura," June 26, 2006 at the Hotel Emperador in Madrid, Spain.
“Una perspectiva azoriniana de Valencia,” presented at the XXVIII Asamblea General de ALDEEU, Asociación de Doctores y Licenciados Españoles en los Estados Unidos, (Spanish Professionals in America) held in Córdoba, Spain, July 2, 2008."Una palabra tuya de Elvira Lindo: la historia de dos mujeres españolas en búsqueda de su identidad," presented at the V Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades in Seville, Spain, June 24, 2009.
"Manuel Alcázar como protagonista barojiano en Mala hierba," presented at the XXIX Asamblea General de ALDEEU, July 1, 2009 held at the University of Alcalá de Henares in Alcalá, Spain.
"La identidad femenina en El arte de perder de Lola Beccaria," presented at the II Congreso Intercontinental XXX Asamblea de ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America), held at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix/Glendale, Arizona, Friday, April 23, 2010.
Publications:
In 2004, Dr. Norris had a book article on “Historia de una
maestra de Josefina Aldecoa: la mujer profesional durante la Guerra
Civil española,” published in a book of essays entitled
Presencia de la mujer hispana en las letras, las ciencias y las artes
edited by Jorge H. Valdivieso, and published by Editorial Orbis Press,
Phoenix, Arizona.
****In 2006, I had a book essay on “Madrid desde la perspectiva de Azorín” published in a book entitled
Madrid en la literatura y las artes Eds. Jorge Valdivieso and L. Teresa Valdivieso. Phoenix: Orbis, 2006. This book essay was peer-reviewed by an Editorial Committee (Consejo Editorial).
“La yuxtaposición de episodios cinematográficos en la narrativa novelesca de La función Delta de Rosa Montero,” published in Rondas Literarias de Pittsburgh 2006-2007 , peer-reviewed conference proceedings for the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference sponsored by Duquesne University, 2008.
Dr. Gregorio C. Martín, editor.
“Estaciones de paso, de Almudena Grandes: cinco historias de adolescentes en búsqueda de su identidad,” published in Rondas Literarias de Pittsburgh 2008, peer-reviewed conference proceedings for the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference sponsored by Duquesne University, 2010. Dr. Gregorio C. Martin, editor.
Peer-reviewed book review on “La poética de la ironía en la obra tardía de Juan Goytisolo (1993-2000) ARABESCOS PARA ENTENDIDOS,” de Brigitte Adriaensen, published in Crítica Hispánica XXX:
1-2 (2008): 243-250.
“La búsqueda de identidad de una protagonista en la sociedad posmoderna española en El mismo mar de todos los veranos, de Esther Tusquets, “ published in Rondas Literarias de Pittsburgh 2009, a volume of peer-reviewed proceedings for the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference sponsored by Duquesne University, 2010. Dr. Gregorio C. Martín, editor.
Peer-reviewed book review on “El laberinto intertextual de Carmen Martin Gaite,” by Nuria Cruz-Cámara,
published in Crítica Hispánica XXX: 1 (2009): 168-175.
“Una perspectiva azoriniana de Valencia,” published in Córdoba, cauce de civilizaciones, which includes the Selected Proceedings of the XXVIII Asamblea General de ALDEEU (Asociación de
Licenciados y Doctores en Estados Unidos) held in Córdoba, Spain from July 1-5, 2008, published in 2011.
“La identidad femenina en El arte de perder de Lola Beccaria,” published in La Nueva Literatura Hispánica, Valladolid, Spain (November, 2010).
“La identidad femenina en La mitad del alma de Carme Riera”, published in the peer-reviewed Proceedings for the 23rd Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference. Dr. Gregorio C. Martin, editor (November, 2010).“La búsqueda de la identidad de una protagonista en Historia de un abrigo, de Soledad Puértolas,” published in a volume of peer-reviewed conference proceedings entitled Rondas Literarias de Pittsburgh 2011, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference of Duquesne University (2012).
“La identidad de una generación nueva en Con la miel de los labios de Esther Tusquets,” accepted for publication in a volume of peer-reviewed conference proceedings entitled Rondas Literarias de Pittsburgh 2012, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference of Duquesne University.