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	Faculty Previous | Next Samuel G. Armistead Distinguished Professor of Spanish Ph.D., Princeton University Email: koolson@ucdavis.edu Phone: (530) 752-0550 Office: 615 Sproul Hall Office Hours Personal Web Site Research Areas Medieval Spanish language and literature, Hispanic folk literature, comparative literature, folklore Current Projects He is currently writing a multi-volume series devoted to the traditional literature of the Sephardic Jews. Since 1975, he has done extensive field work on Spanish dialects, dating from the colonial period (18th century), still spoken in Louisiana. His Spanish Tradition in Louisiana was published in 1992. He is currently at work on additional aspects of Louisiana Spanish and its oral literature. Spanish Décimas from St. Bernard Parish PDF. Recent Publications He has published widely on Medieval Spanish Literature, Modern Hispanic Oral Literature, and Comparative Literature. He is author (co-author, editor, or co-editor) of over twenty book-length publications, together with several hundred articles, on these topics. He has recently published a monographic study on the Medieval Spanish Epic. The first volume of a six-volume collaborative edition of Portuguese traditional romances from the Azores Islands was published in 2003. He is currently working on subsequent volumes. Honors and Awards Medieval Academy of America (Fellow, 1973); Doctor of Humane Letters (Georgetown University, 1990); American Folklore Society (Fellow, 1991); Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (Miembro Correspondiente, 1998); U.C. Davis Faculty Research Lecturer (1998-1999); Premio Internacional Elio Antonio de Nebrija (1999); Distinguished Lecturer in Medieval Studies (Arizona State University, Tempe, 2000); U.C. Davis Distinguished Professor (2003) Courses Taught Graduate Courses: Medieval Epic; Primitive Lyric; Libro de buen amor; Medieval Frame Narratives (Calila & Dimna, Conde Lucanor, and others); Antecedents to La Celestina; Cancionero poetry; Romancero. Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Medieval Spanish Literature; Special topics: Romancero; Libro de buen amor; Celestina; Cantar de Mio Cid.
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