Manuel Cachán


Education:	*Ph.D. Spanish, Tulane University, 1988 Latin American XX Century Prose / Hispanic Caribbean M.A.* Spanish, Tulane University, 1979 *B.A.* Rollins College, 1977 Honors in Latin American Studies
Academic Honors:	Recipient Mellon Fellowship, 1985 Tulane University Sigma Delta Pi (National Hispanic Honor Society), 1978 The Key Society, Rollins College, 1977 Distinguished Scholastic Award, 1977 Latin American Institute, Rollins College President’s List Rollins College, 1975-76-77 Full-tuition Scholarship, 1977-79; 1984-88 Tulane University
Teaching experience:	Valdosta State University (From September 1993 – Present) Elementary Spanish I and II Intermediate Spanish I and II Spanish Composition Latin American Civilization Composition/Reading Latin American Civilization/Graduate Latin American Novel Hispanic Caribbean Literature Survey of Latin American Literature I and II Cuban Literature University of Alabama – Huntsville (1989-1993) – Tenure track Elementary Spanish I and II Intermediate Spanish I and II Spanish Conversation Spanish Composition Latin American Culture Survey of Latin American Literature I and II Latin American Novel Cuban Literature University of North Dakota, Grand Forks (1988-89) – Tenure track Elementary Spanish I and II Spanish Composition Latin American Literature
Teaching Awards:	Selected one of the “Best Professors” at the University of North Dakota By Lisa Birbach’s College Guide, New York: Prentice Hall, 1990, pp. 245 Nominated “Excellent Teacher Award”, University of Alabama, Huntsville.
Study Abroad Programs:	VSU Coordinator for the Summer Program at Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, Summer 1994-1995
Editorial Board:	Postmodern Notes, Contributing Editor (1990 – Present)
Publications:	Refereed articles “Mi exotismo.” Selected Proceeding, The Seventeenth Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Louisiana State University, 1996, pp. 24-26. “Bailando salsa con El Super en Harlem: El discurso caribeño de El Barrio.” Explicación de textos literarios XXIII-1 (1994-95): 57-63. “En Cuerpo de camisa de Luis Rafael Sánchez: La antiliteratura alegórica del otro puertorriqueño.” Revista Iberoamericana 162-163 (enero-junio, 1993): 177-186. “Los años duros: La revolución del discurso y el discurso de la revolución cubana.” Explicación de textos literarios XIX (1990-91): 84-94. “Presencia del movimiento mesiánico en la literature dominicana.” Revista Iberoamericana 142 (enero-marzo, 1988): 53-62. “La Habana para un Infante difunto: choteo, erotismo y la nada.” Explicación de textos literarios XV-1 (1987): 33-45. “Impresiones y disyunciones de José Cadalso.” Verbum III, 3 (agosto 1982): 33-39. “La alusion y la elusion del Indiano Carrizales.” Verbum IV, 2 (Summer 1983): 30-33.
Book Review:	“Cuban Expression.” Hemisphere (Florida International University) I, 2 (Winter 1989): 60.
Fiction:	Books Solamente un sueño. Forthcoming. Angeles con acento sureño. San Juan, P.R.: Editorial Isla Negra, 1997. Al son del tiple y el güiro. Miami: Ediciones Universal, 1987. Cuentos de aquí y allá. Miami: Ediciones Universal, 1977. Cuentos politicos. New York: Colección Mensaje, 1971. Anthologies Veinte años de literature cubanoamericana edited by Silvia Burunat and Ofelia García. Tempe: Bilingual Press, 1988. Published two of my short stories: “Agustín,” pp. 33-35, And “Los desheredados,” pp. 141-45. Narrativa y Libertad (Cuentos cubanos de la diáspora), edited by Julio E. Hernández-Miyares. Miami: Edici 1997. Published my short story “El empleo”, pp. 248-252. Cuba: The Elusive Island, edited by Tria Giovan and Marilú Menéndez. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. Published (Spanish and English translation) “Volverán las oscuras golondrinas: Memorias recobradas, edited by Ambrosio Fornet. Cuba: Ediciones Capiro, 2000. Published my short story “Los desheredados,” pp. 56-62. Journals “El empleo.” Postmodern Notes (Fall 1990): 22-25 “Rompesaragüey.” Postmodern Notes (Fall 1990): 20-22. “El subway.” Postmodern Notes (Fall 1990): 25-28. “El santero.” Postmodern Notes (Fall 1990): 28-30. “La última canción del Beny.” Postmodern Notes (Spring 1992): 25-30. “Con el color de aceituna en los ojos…” Postmodern Notes (Spring 1993): 30-31. “Los desheredados.” La Gaceta de Cuba (union Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba), febrero 1994: 14. “Volverán las oscuras golondrinas.” Puentelibre (México), Vol II, 5-6 (1995): 120-121. “La Nochebuena.” Postmodern Notes (Spring 1995): 27-28. “El rompimiento.” Postmodern Notes (Spring 1995): 28-29. “La reencarnación de los difuntos.” Revista Mexicana de Cultura (July 28, 19) “Las auras tiñosas.” Caribe (June 1999). “Las moscas.” Postmodern Notes, 7-2: 30-33. “Dentro de estas páginas.” Linden Lane Magazine XIX-1: 14-15. “La reencarnación de los difuntos.” Linden Lane Magazine XIX-1: 15-16. “Cría cuervos.” Linden Lane Magazine XIX-1: 16. “Fragmentos de un crimen.” Postmodern Notes 8, 1-2 (Spring 2000): 44-46. “Yisús Lof Yú.” Correo de Cuba, año 7, primer trimester 2001: 17-19.
Literary Prizes:	A.C.C.A. (Asociación de Críticos de Arte), Hernández-Catá Short Story Contest, 1978: First Prize and First Honorary Mention Prize. Sigma Delta Pi Literary Contest, 1978. Short Story First International Prize. Emilio Bacardí Literary Contest (Old Dominion University), First Prize, 1976. C.E.P.I. (Círculo de Escritores y Poetas Iberoamericanos), International Contest: 1969: Essay, Honorary Mention 1970: Short story: First Honorary Mention 1971: Book of Short Story, Second Prize

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