Bourland

Professor of Spanish Katy Ross published an article titled “No quiero ser mamá: Non-motherhood in Pronatalist Spain” in Letras Hispanas. This article analyzes how a graphic novel portrays a woman’s decision to not become a mother and the pushback she receives through her visual narrative. Read the article here.

—April 2025

Professor of Spanish Katy Ross presented her paper “(In)visible Mothering Decisions in Leña menuda” at the Modern Languages Association (MLA) conference in New Orleans, LA from January 9–12.

—January 2025

Professor of Spanish Katy Ross presented her paper “Translating memories: from autobiography to fiction” at PAMLA in Palm Springs, CA on November 10.

—November 2024

Professor of Spanish Katy Ross and Andrea Stanescu ’24 presented their paper “La doble alteridad en Carmen & Lola” at the Northeastern Modern Languages Conference in Boston, MA, March 8-10.

—March 2024

Professor of Spanish Katy Ross had an article, “Las técnicas de reproducción asistida y la donación: el caso de Samanta Villar,” published in the Revista de ALCE SXXI, Journal of Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film.

—January 2024