Dr. María Sáiz Angulo

Biography

María Sáiz Angulo is a Lecturer specializing in Spanish literature. She earned her Ph.D. in Spanish literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and holds an M.A. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics from Western Michigan University. Her undergraduate degree, Licenciatura, is in English Philology from the University of Valladolid, Spain. Her primary research area focuses on twentieth-century Spanish literature, specifically in narrative, poetry, and drama written between 1880 and 1936, with a particular interest in the travel writings of Miguel de Unamuno. With over twenty years of teaching experience in the United States, she has also worked as an instructor and coordinator for Extended Basic Spanish at the University of Cincinnati. After moving to Los Angeles, she taught at independent schools such as Vistamar School and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy before relocating to Princeton eight years ago. At Rider University, she is involved as a program coordinator for People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos, a non-profit organization that brings literature to underserved communities. María has also taught at Princeton University in the fall of 2022 and the 2023-2024 academic year, while volunteering as an interpreter for Solidaridad Central Jersey, a non-profit that assists immigrants with asylum applications.

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