| 词条 | Carmen Tafolla |
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BiographyTafolla was born in San Antonio, Texas on 29 July 1951. She graduated from Austin College with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and French in 1973, and earned a Master’s degree in Education from Austin College the following year. She pursued further post-graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, earning a PhD in Bilingual and Foreign Education in 1981.[1] Tafolla has three children, and is married to Ernesto Bernal.[4] Academic careerTafolla served as the director of the Mexican-American studies center at Texas Lutheran College, Segun from 1973 to 1976, and from 1978 to 1979. She has been an associate professor of women’s studies at California State University, Fresno, and is currently an associate professor of education at the University of Texas at San Antonio.[3][4] PoetryTafolla first drew the attention of the literary world as a poet, when she read some of her poetry at the Floricanto Festival in Austin, Texas in 1975. She published her first collection of poetry, Get Your Tortillas Together the following year. Tafolla's poetry is heavily influenced by her ethnic background, and often focuses on Chicana characters, or on themes and images which are important to Chicano culture.[5] Critics such as Yolanda Broyles-Gonzales have noted that Tafolla's female characters often display great inner strength, exhibiting what Broyles-Gonzales refers to as "an indomitable will to endure and survive" even in the most adverse situations.[5] Selected worksPoetry
Children's books
Other works
AwardsTafolla has received multiple literary awards:
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00258/lac-00258.html|title=Carmen Tafolla Papers, 1967-2001|work=utexas.edu}} 2. ^1 2 y Gibson, Eliza Rodriguez. "Tafolla, Carmen." In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. (Oxford University Press, 2005). 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.utsa.edu/today/2015/05/tafolla.html|title=UTSA associate professor Carmen Tafolla named Texas State Poet Laureate 2015-16|work=utsa.edu}} 4. ^1 2 3 "Carmen Tafolla." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 July 2015. 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=dCWqXOE5lmgC&pg=PA395&lpg=PA395&dq=Get+Your+Tortillas+Together,+by+Tafolla,+Reyes+C%C3%A1rdenas&source=bl&ots=EPbWxnwXRK&sig=m-m9nVVQJW-kle6jo2Slla17x-U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAWoVChMI8KqPrd_xxgIVQh0-Ch2jfAFF#v=onepage&q=Get%20Your%20Tortillas%20Together%2C%20by%20Tafolla%2C%20Reyes%20C%C3%A1rdenas&f=false|title=Notable Hispanic American Women|work=google.ca}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://riverabookaward.org/about-the-award/|title=About the Award|work=Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://riverabookaward.org/book-award-winners/|title=Tomás Rivera Book Award Winners|work=Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/39|title=Past Awards & Other Resources|work=claspprograms.org}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=221|title=CCBC Booklists|work=wisc.edu}} External links{{Commons category|Carmen Tafolla}}[https://carmen.texaspublicstudio.org Carmen Tafolla Project by Texas Public Studio] {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tafolla, Carmen}} 9 : 1951 births|Living people|American poets of Mexican descent|Poets from Texas|Poets Laureate of Texas|Austin College alumni|University of Texas at Austin alumni|University of Texas at San Antonio faculty|Writers from San Antonio |
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