Bárbara Mujica is an American scholar, novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She is an Emeritus Professor of Spanish at Georgetown University.[1] Her novels include Frida (2001), Sister Teresa (2007), and Miss del Río (2022).
Bárbara Mujica | |
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| Occupation | Scholar, novelist, short story writer, and critic |
| Education | University of California at Los Angeles Sorbonne University |
| Alma mater | New York University (PhD) |
| Notable works | Frida Sister Teresa Miss del Río |
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Early life and education
editMujica attended the University of California at Los Angeles for her undergraduate education, and studied French literature.[2] She then attended Sorbonne University for graduate study in French, and completed her doctorate at New York University in Spanish literature, with Antonio Regalado as her dissertation advisor.[2]
Career
editHer writing career began with writing short stories, and she also taught Spanish literature.[2] Mujica was on the board of directors for the Washington Review from 1994 through 1998.[3][4]
In the late 1990s, Mujica developed a draft for what became the biographical novel Frida, based on the life of Frida Kahlo, which was first published in 2001[5] and has since been translated into 18 languages.[2][6] In 2007, she published the historical novel Sister Teresa, about the woman who became Saint Teresa of Ávila, and the book was translated into Spanish in 2017.[2] Her next novel, I am Venus, a fictional biography of the model for the La Venus del espejo painting by Diego Velázquez, was published in 2013.[2] Her novel Miss del Rio, published in 2022, is about the life of the movie star Dolores del Río.[2][7]
In 2019, an essay collection was published to honor her scholarly work, titled Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Bárbara Mujica.[1][8]
Selected works
editFiction
edit- The Deaths of Don Bernardo (1990, novel)[9]
- Sanchez across the Street and Other Stories (1997, short stories)[10]
- Far from My Mother's Home (1999, short stories)[11]
- Frida (2001, novel)[12]
- Sister Teresa (2007, novel)
- I Am Venus (2013, novel)[13]
- Imagining Iraq (2021, short stories)[14]
- Miss del Río (2022, novel)[15]
Nonfiction
edit- Women Writers of Early Modern Spain: Sophia's Daughters (Yale University Press, 2004)[16][1]
- Espiritualidad y feminismo: Santa Teresa de Jesus (Ediciones del Orto, 2007)
- Teresa de Avila, Lettered Women (Vanderbilt University Press, 2009)[17]
- Shakespeare and the Spanish Comedia (Bucknell University Press 2013)[1]
- A New Anthology of Early Modern Spanish Theater: Play and Playtext (Yale University Press 2014)[1]
- Women Religious and Epistolary Exchange in the Carmelite Reform: The Disciples of Teresa de Avila (2020).[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lewis, Elizabeth Franklin (Spring 2021). "Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Bárbara Mujica. Ed. Susan L. Fischer and Frederick A. De Armas". Early Modern Women. 15 (2): 210–213. doi:10.1353/emw.2021.0014 – via Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson).
- ^ a b c d e f g Rolón-Barada, Israel (19 September 2022). "Bárbara Mújica, when intellect and fiction meet". CE Noticias Financieras. Translated by Content Engine LLC. ProQuest 2716026281
- ^ "Art Sites 6". Washington Review. 20 (2). Washington D.C. 1994. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ "Artsites 98 Catalog". Washington Review. 24 (1). Washington D.C. 1998. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ Robinson, Roxana (April 15, 2001). "Portrait of the Artist". Washington Post. ProQuest 409067240
- ^ Vazquez, Enrique (4 August 2021). "Libro Mi hermana Frida de Bárbara Mujica cumple 20 años". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Vazques, Enrique (18 September 2022). "Jalisco. Bárbara Mujica habla de su última novela Miss del Río". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Additional reviews of Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain
- Gyulamiryan, Tatevik (September 2020). "Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Bárbara Mujica ed. by Susan L. Fischer and Frederick A. de Armas (review)". Hispania. 103 (3): 423–424. doi:10.1353/hpn.2020.0074 – via Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson).
- Fernández, Esther (May 2021). "Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: a tribute to Bárbara Mujica: edited by Susan L. Fischer and Frederick A. De Armas, Newark, University of Delaware Press, 2019". Social History. 46 (2): 221–222. doi:10.1080/03071022.2021.1896237 – via SocINDEX with Full Text.
- Coolidge, Grace E. (September 2021). "Women warriors in early modern Spain: a tribute to Bárbara Mujica: edited by Susan L. Fischer and Frederick A. de Armas, Newark, University of Delaware Press, 2019". Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies. 22 (3): 441–443. doi:10.1080/14636204.2021.1960756 – via Academic Search Complete.
- ^ Tenenbaum, Barbara (May 1990). "Books: The Deaths of Don Bernardo". Americas. 42 (3): 63. ProQuest 235259342
- ^ Smith, Dawn (July 1998). "Sanchez Across the Street and Other Stories". Americas. 50 (4): 63. ProQuest 235276048
- ^ Bencastro, Mario (March 1993). "Reviewing Barbara Mujica". Americas. 45 (2) – via MasterFILE Complete.
- ^ Reviews of Frida
- Bader, Eleanor J. (November 15, 2000). "Frida". Library Journal. 125 (19): 97. ProQuest 196806318
- "Frida". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Seaman, Donna (January 2001). "frida". Booklist. 97 (9/10). ProQuest 235515142
- "Frida". Publishers Weekly. January 1, 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- White, Emily (January 28, 2001). "Books in Brief: Fiction & Poetry". New York Times. ProQuest 2233005938
- Robinson, Roxana (April 15, 2001). "Portrait of an Artist". The Washington Post. ProQuest 409067240
- Sabo, Mary Ann (May 13, 2001). "Tumult of artist's life shown through sister's eyes in 'Frida". Grand Rapids Press. ProQuest 262184844
- Holmer, Joan Ozark (January 2002). "Frida". Americas. 54 (1): 63. ProQuest 235281086
- Reyna, Bessy (14 April 2002). "Riding the Frida Train; Two New Novels Tell The Story of Artist Kahlo, Who Married Mexico's Most Famous Painter and Romanced the World". Hartford Courant. ProQuest 256489003
- ^ Reviews of I Am Venus
- "I am Venus". Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Teahan, Liz (May 15, 2013). "I am Venus". Booklist. 109 (18): 21 – via MasterFILE Complete.
- ^ "Imagining Iraq". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Reviews of Miss del Río
- Martinez, Sara (September 1, 2022). "Miss Del Rio". Booklist. 119 (1): 40. ProQuest 2709982334
- Jimenez, Migdalia (September 2022). "Miss del Río: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood". Library Journal. 147 (9) – via Education Research Complete.
- Ardila, Erika (December 8, 2022). "'Miss del Río,' a novel based on the life of the first Latina in Hollywood". Al Día. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Spieker, Joseph (Spring 2006). "Reviewed Work: Women Writers of Early Modern Spain: Sophia's Daughters by Barbara Mujica". Hispanic Journal. 27 (1). Indiana University of Pennsylvania: 159–161. JSTOR 44284813. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, Lawrence S. (September 10, 2010). "Teresa de Ávila". Commonweal. 137 (15) – via MasterFILE Complete.
- ^ Roberts, Laura (2022). "Women Religious and Epistolary Exchange in the Carmelite Reform: The Disciples of Teresa de Ávila". European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire. 29 (2): 363–364. doi:10.1080/13507486.2021.1908757. Retrieved 31 January 2023.