Dr. Lola Lorenzo
Assistant Professor of Practice of Spanish & Undergraduate Advisor
1218 Oldfather Hall
402-472-8755
mlorenzo1@unl.edu
Lola Lorenzo, Assistant Professor of Practice (PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) has a Licenciatura in Art History (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) and a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Culture (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007). Her dissertation, "Sensibilidad melodramática y metamelodrama en Benito Pérez Galdós y Pedro Almodóvar," links the work of the nineteenth century novelist with the films of the present-day director through the notion of 'meta-melodrama,' a type of melodrama that displays a combination of identification and distanciation without preventing the cathartic function. Other areas of interest are the social and political history of Spain and the connections between culture and politics. For many years she has taught a wide variety of classes at the University level. She has experience teaching, coordinating and designing basic, intermediate and advanced language classes, as well as upper level courses. She uses a variety of educational approaches and she is particularly interested in incorporating culture and technology in her teaching. Currently, she is the Undergraduate Advisor for Minors and Majors.
