Mark McGraw

Research/Teaching Interests

• Cervantes

• Language acquisition theory

Education

Ph.D., Hispanic Studies, Texas A&M University, 2013

M.A., Modern Languages, Texas A&M University, 2009

M.A., Human Resources Development, Webster University, 1994

B.S., Geography, Texas A&M University, 1985

Courses Taught at Baylor

• Elementary Spanish I & II (SPA 1301 & 1302)

• Exploring the Spanish-Speaking World (SPA 2320)

• Spanish for Business (SPA 2324)

• Freshman Academic Seminar (FAS 1311)

• Elementary Italian Lab (ITA 1301)

Selected Publications

Memoir

• Behind Friendly Lines: Memoirs of a U.S. Marine in Chile. Houston: Lucid, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-1632964038, ISBN-10: 1632964031.

Short Story

• “Mayan King” (in Spanish). The Tenth Muse Literary Magazine. III (Spring 2013).

Book Chapter

• “The Polifacetic Individualism of Rolando Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip.” In Rolando Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip: A Retrospective, New Directions. Stephen Miller and José Villalobos, eds. (Houston: Arte Público, 2013): 46-58.

Book Review

• Un americano en La Mancha tras las huellas de don Quijote: traducción y estudio de On the Trail of don Quixote (1897) de August Jaccaci.  Esther Bautista Naranjo; August F Jaccaci. Anuario de Estudios Cervantinos 9 (2013): 347-348.

Translations

• Heart of Scorpio. Translation of Joseph Avski’s novel El corazón del escorpión. Austin: Tiny TOE 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0-9858228-0-4, ISBN-10: 0985822805.

• One Step from Juárez. Translation of Joseph Avski's A un Paso de Juárez. El Paso: Mouthfeel Press, 2015. ISBN-13 978-0-9912087-5-3.

Full Resume

Curriculum Vitae