Katrina Oko-Odoi, PhD

Katrina Oko-Odoi, PhD

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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    San Francisco, California, United States

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    San Diego, California, United States

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    Greater San Diego Area

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    Greater San Diego Area

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    San Diego, California, United States

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    San Diego, California, United States

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    Encinitas, California, United States

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    UC San Diego

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    Dissertation title: "Recovering the Forgotten Puerto Rican and Chicano Soldiers of the U.S. Wars in East Asia. Cultural Representations at the Limits of the Scholarly Archive"

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    Completed qualifying exam and received M.A. and C.Phil as part of my progress in the doctoral program. Specializations include nineteenth and twentieth Central American and Hispanophone Caribbean literature on state-instituted violence, and contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o literature on critical memory and space/place.

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    Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Golden Key Honors Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

    I was a double major in Spanish Literature and International Studies, and worked as an Orientation Leader (OL) and Resident Advisor (RA) for Sixth College.

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Volunteer Experience

  • Jewish Family Service of San Diego Graphic

    Friendly Match Mentor for Refugee & Immigration Services

    Jewish Family Service of San Diego

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    Social Services

    I mentored a recently arrived immigrant family from Burma and helped them get settled and navigate in the San Diego area. The program ended but I am still in touch with the family.

  • Volunteer for Education Division

    Mission Africa

    - Present 14 years 8 months

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    Help facilitate book drive and collect donations for the organization's education division.

Publications

  • Osage entry in Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 3rd edition

    Gale

    Essay on the history of the Osage people (Native American tribe) in the United States. Encompasses history, politics, cultural traditions, economic conditions, and notable individuals.

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  • "'Borrón y cuenta nueva': La negación de la historia en 'Viaje a la semilla' por Alejo Carpentier"

    Online independent publication

    An analytical discussion – written in Spanish – of the short story “Viaje a la semilla” (“Journey to the source”) by Cuban author Alejo Carpentier.

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  • Analysis of "El Matadero" by Esteban Echeverria

    The Literature of Propaganda. St. James Press, First edition

    Essay on Argentinian author Esteban Echeverria's short story "El Matadero" ("The Slaughterhouse") addressing themes and style, historical and literary context, and scholarly responses to his canonical narrative.

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  • Essay on "Blueprint for Negro Writing" by Richard Wright

    The Manifesto in Literature. St. James Press, First edition

    Literary and historical discussion of Richard Wright's literary "manifesto," addressing themes and style and scholarly responses to his well-known essay.

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  • Essay on "The Cartagena Manifesto" by Simon Bolivar

    The Manifesto in Literature. St. James Press, First edition

    Analytical discussion of Simon Bolivar's historical "Cartagena Manifesto" addressing historical and literary context, themes and style, and scholarly responses to this well-known document.

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  • Essay on "The Hispanic-American Entrepreneur: An Oral History of the American Dream" by Beatriz Rodriguez Owsley

    The Literature of Autobiographical Narrative. St. James Press, First edition

    Analysis of Beatriz Rodriguez Owsley's oral history anthology that covers historical and literary background, themes and style, and scholarly responses to the book.

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  • ¿Darles voz?: Chicana Narrative as Reaffirming National Belonging in Stella Pope Duarte’s "Let Their Spirits Dance"

    SJSU ScholarWorks

    In this paper, I analyze Stella Pope Duarte’s novel "Let Their Spirits Dance," examining how the text revisits the Vietnam era and its impact on the Chican@ community from a feminine perspective, and lends a new voice to the extant body of Chicano narratives (written specifically by male authors) on Vietnam. I assert that the war ultimately serves as the backdrop to the narrative’s focus on the incorporation of Chican@s into the national narrative, thus reaffirming national belonging for the…

    In this paper, I analyze Stella Pope Duarte’s novel "Let Their Spirits Dance," examining how the text revisits the Vietnam era and its impact on the Chican@ community from a feminine perspective, and lends a new voice to the extant body of Chicano narratives (written specifically by male authors) on Vietnam. I assert that the war ultimately serves as the backdrop to the narrative’s focus on the incorporation of Chican@s into the national narrative, thus reaffirming national belonging for the community in general, and for Chicano and Latino soldiers and veterans in particular.

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  • "A Self-Reflective Feminist Collaboration: Understanding Female Artistic Solidarity within Latin America"

    Brújula: Art and Encounters, 6.1

    Book review of Entre mujeres: colaboraciones, influencias e intertextualidades en la literatura y el arte latinoamericanos, compiled by Maria Claudia Andre and Patricia Rubio. Santiago, Chile: RIL editores, 2005.

Courses

  • Cervantes: Don Quixote

    LTSP 119C

  • Comparative Caribbean Discourse

    LTAM 111

  • Contemporary Latin American Lit: Introduction to Neruda's Work

    LTSP 133

  • Contemporary Latina/Chicana Narrative

    LTCS 250

  • Cultural Perspectives & Criticism

    LTTH 200C

  • Dictatorship in Latin America

    HILA 114

  • Gender, Sexuality & Culture: Latin American Women's Writing

    LTSP 175

  • Golden Age Studies

    LTSP 224

  • History and Culture: Memory, Trauma, History

    LTCS 210

  • Indigenous Peoples of Latin America

    ANRG 143

  • Language & American Ethnicity

    ETHN 140

  • Literature and Society Studies: Latin America

    LTSP 272

  • Literature of the Harlem Renaissance

    LTEN 186

  • Problems in Contemporary Literary Theory

    LTTH 200B

  • Psychological Anthropology

    ANPR 107

  • Spanish American Prose: Women's Writing

    LTSP 258

  • Studies in Modern American Literature and Culture: Unreal Cities

    LTEN 252

  • Text/Culture/Critical Practice

    LTTH 200A

  • Transnational Literary Studies

    LTEN 259

  • Transnational Literary Studies

    LTEN 259

Honors & Awards

  • UC Graduate Dissertation Fellowship in the Humanities

    UC Humanities Research Institute

    Year-long dissertation fellowship for completion of doctoral research and defense of dissertation. Fellowship ends June 2014.

  • UC San Diego Literature Department Quarter-long Fellowship

    UC San Diego Literature Department

    Received a fellowship for dissertation writing covering living expenses and tuition and registration fees.

  • IICAS Graduate Student Travel Grant

    UC San Diego Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies (IICAS)

    Received a grant funding dissertation research in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the summer.

  • CILAS Federal Tinker Travel Grant

    UC San Diego Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS)

    Received a grant funding pre-dissertation research in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic for the summer of 2009.

  • IICAS Undergraduate Travel Grant

    UC San Diego Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies (IICAS)

    Received a grant funding undergraduate research in Cuernavaca and Mexico D.F., Mexico for the summer of 2005.

Languages

  • Spanish

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Organizations

  • National Association for Chicana and Chicano Scholars (NACCS)

    Member and Presenter at National Conference

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  • Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW)

    Member

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  • The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS)

    Member and Presenter and Moderator at National Conference

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  • Modern Language Association (MLA)

    Member

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  • Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA)

    Member and Presenter at Annual Conference

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  • Alpha Phi Omega

    Member

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