Foreign Languages Faculty
B.S., Pharmacy, 1977, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., Spanish and French, 1989, James Madison University
M.A., Spanish, 1992, University of Virginia
Ph.D., Spanish, 1998, University of Virginia
http://home.earthlink.net/~bowerskt
Literature is my passion. I changed careers to study foreign languages; reading literature (and other works) in the original language enables me to get fully immersed in the work and enhances my understanding of cultures and philosophies different from my own.
I enjoy teaching Guilford students because they have a social conscience. They know what is going on in the world and are not afraid to speak out against policies or actions that they consider wrong or unjust. They have a global awareness that makes it possible to present and discuss complex situations in Latin America. Watching Spanish movies with my students is enlightening; they view the world with fresh eyes and this makes for interesting interpretations and discussions.
At the end of each semester, upper-level Spanish students and I go out to lunch at a restaurant of their choice. I look forward to this activity because everyone is relaxed and we can relate to each other on a more personal level.
When I’m not teaching or reading I love to travel, watch basketball and care for our four-legged child. I have visited Canada, Mexico, most of Europe and 48 states in the United States. Before my career change I worked as a hospital pharmacist for about 14 years…teaching is much more fun.
Kathryn teaches:
- SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish
- SPAN 202: Intermediate Conversation and Composition
- SPAN 211: Intermediate Spanish for Business I
- SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish for Business II
- SPAN 220: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis
- SPAN 221: Advanced Spanish for Business
- SPAN 310: Contemporary Latin America
- SPAN 311: Contemporary Spain
- SPAN 320: Culture and Society: Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
- SPAN 321: Culture and Society: Golden Age of Spain
- SPAN 322: Culture and Society: South America
- SPAN 323: Culture and Society: Beginnings of a Nation (the Integration of Three Cultures)
- SPAN 340: Film, Life and Literature of Latin America
- SPAN 342: Latino Culture in the United States
- SPAN 350: Culture and Society: Don Juan (Spain)
Contact Kathryn at kbowers@guilford.edu.