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Drago, Margarita
Drago, MargaritaAssociate Professor
Foreign Languages
- Areas of Expertise:
- Latin American Literature: Women Writers of the Colonial Period
- Bilingual Education.
Margarita Drago is originally from Argentina. As an ex-political prisoner and writer she has represented Argentina in congresses in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras and France. She has published articles in newspapers and literary, educational, and human rights magazines as well as articles on pedagogy of teaching children. She has also published chapters from her doctoral dissertation: Sister María de Jesús Tomelín (1579-1637), Conceptionist from Puebla de Los Ángeles: A Failed Construction of a Saint. In 2007 Editorial Campana published her memoirs from prison: Memory Tracks: Fragments from Prison (1975-1980) which recounts her memories as an Argentinean political prisoner from 1975 to 1980. Excerpts from her book and poems have appeared in anthologies and literary magazines. Since its publication, Dr. Drago has been invited to national and international symposiums, conferences and congresses.
- Education:
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Degree Institution Field Dates PhD The Graduate School and University Center of The City of New York Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures 2002 MA City College/CUNY Spanish 1991 BS City College/CUNY Bilingual/Spanish 1987 AA Hostos Community College/CUNY Early Childhood Education 1986
