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Salek, Fabiola

Salek, Fabiola

Professor and Chair

World Languages, Literatures, and Humanities

Phone: 718-262-2443
Office Location: AC-3D10
Email: fsalek@york.cuny.edu

Fabiola Salek holds a Ph.D. in Spanish with a concentration in Gender and Film from Arizona State University. As a consequence of her parents being in exile during the dictatorships in Bolivia, she spent her childhood living in Europe. Therefore, the importance of human rights, acquiring different languages, and a widely diverse cultural background became clear to her early in life. In 2006 she joined York College as an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Women’s Studies. In 2011 she became the Chair of the Department of FL, ESL & Humanities. Her research on film and contemporary culture focuses on human rights, immigration, gender, and the construction of identity and nationality. She has contributed with book chapters, journals, and presented at numerous conferences. She co-edited Screening Torture: Media Representations of State Terror and Political Domination for Columbia UP (2012). She is currently co-editing the book Screening Terror & Terrorism for Columbia UP.

Curriculum Vitae

Office Hours

DayTime
Tuesday2-3:30 PM
Thursday2-3:30 PM

Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates
PhD Arizona State University Spanish - Cultural Studies: Film 2002 
MA Arizona State University Spanish - Colonial Literature 1999 
BA Universidad Catolica Boliviana Communication Sciences 1996 

Areas of Expertise

  • Contemporary Spanish-American Literature and Culture
  • Humanities: Human Rights, Gender, and Film
  • Fluent in English, German, and Spanish.

Publications in Field Of Expertise

Books

Articles

Chapters

  • Michael Flynn and Fabiola F. Salek. "Screening Torture: An Introduction." Screening Torture: Media Representations of State Terror and Political Domination. Eds. Michael Flynn and Fabiola F. Salek: 1-18.
  • Michael Flynn and Fabiola F. Salek. "Screening Terrorism: An Introduction." Screening Terrorism: Cinematic Representations of Terrorism and State Terror. Eds. Michael Flynn and Fabiola F. Salek: 1-36.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Bolivia: Homosexuality." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide. Volume I Ed. Chuck Stewart. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2010: 25-35.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Teresa Gisbert Carbonell de Mesa." Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women. A Biographical Dictionary. Eds. Cynthia Margarita Tompkins and David William Foster. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2001: 114-18.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Domitila Barrios de Chúngara." Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women. A Biographical Dictionary. Eds. Cynthia Margarita Tompkins and David William Foster. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2001: 30-34.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Hugo Argüelles." Dictionary of Literary Biography. Latin American Dramatists.. Ed. Adam Versényi. Thomson Gale, 2005: 18-26.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Screening Terrorism: Conclusion." Screening Terrorism: Cinematic Representations of Terrorism and State Terror. Eds. Michael Flynn and Fabiola F. Salek: 336-47.

Refereed Proceedings

Non Refereed Proceedings

Monographs

  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Beatriz Espejo." Encyclopedia of Latin American Women Writers. Eds. Eva Paulino Bueno and María Claudia André. Routledge. 2007: 168-69.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Marta Aponte Alsina." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 39-40.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Oscar Alfaro." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 26.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Alcides Arguedas." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 52-53.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Margarita Cota Cárdenas." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 254-55.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Osvaldo Dragún." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 322-23.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Ariel Dorfman." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 322.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Jaimes Freyre." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. I 2010: 525-26.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Jorge Isaacs." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. II 2010: 520-21.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Jesús Lara." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. II 2010: 549-50.
  • Fabiola F. Salek. "Rosa Nissán." World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Maureen Ihrie and Salvador A. Oropeza. Greenwood Publishing Group. II 2010: 678.

Reviews

Other

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

  • Selected for the Faculty Showcase Publication (Produced by the Provost’s office): 2010.
  • “Lolita Soriano de Guerrero” Award from Latin American Cultural Center of Queens and Latin American Women’s Council. In recognition outstanding leadership in the area of education and as an exceptional role model for all women: 2008.
  • Title III Faculty Grant: Fall 2008-Spring 2009.
  • Board member of Women’s Studies Quarterly: 2007.
  • “Scholar-in-Residence” New York University: 2006.
  • “Faculty Excellence Award for 2006-2007” Chicago State University: 2006.
  • “Faculty Excellence Award for 2005-2006” Chicago State University: 2005.
  • “Research CUE’s,” Chicago State University: 2005.
  • “Scholar-in-Residence” New York University.: 2004.
  • “Faculty Excellence Award: 2004-2005.
  • Chicago State University. “Research CUE’s,” Chicago State University: 2004.
  • “Faculty Enrichment Grant,” Chicago State University: 2003.
  • “Regents Graduate Academic Scholarship,” Arizona State University (declined).: 2001-2002.
  • “Center for Latin American Studies Research Award,” Arizona State University.: 2001.
  • “Graduate Research Grant Competition,” Arizona State University.: 2000-2001.
  • Regents Graduate Academic Scholarship,” Arizona State University: 2000-2001.
  • “Preparing Future Faculty Program Fellow,” Arizona State University: 1999-2001.
  • “Regents Graduate Academic Scholarship,” Arizona State University: 1998-1999.
  • “Outstanding Performance Scholarship,” Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia: 1995.

Grants-In-Aid

  • CUNY Collaborative Incentive Research Grant, Developing Frameworks for Cultural Knowledge in Foreign Language Study (PI). Fall 2015-Summer 2017: 27,189.00.
  • PSC CUNY Grant, State Terrorism in Bolivian Film. Fall 2015-Summer 2017: 3,000.00.
  • IRS, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) - Program 2016 (Collaborator). 2017-2018: 42, 000.00.

Offices Held In Professional Societies

  • Modern Languages Association: .
  • Asociación Internacional de Literatura Femenina Hispánica: .
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: .
  • Feministas Unidas: .
  • Bolivian Studies Association: .

Other Professional Activities and Public Service

  • New York University “Scholar-in-Residence” New York University: 2006.
  • New York University “Scholar-in-Residence” New York University: 2004.
  • Arizona State University Research Assistant, Professor Emil Volek (Graduate Director): 2000-2001.
  • Arizona State University Research Assistant, Professor Charles Grove (Coordinator of the Intermediate – Lower Division Spanish Section): 1998-1999.