Our Distinguished Presenters
Joseph Sánchez
Dr. Sánchez is superintendent of Petroglyph National Monument and director of the Spanish Colonial Research Center, a partnership between the National Park Service and UNM, is founder and editor of the Colonial Latin American Historical Review.
He has taught at UNM, the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, and at the University of Arizona–Tucson where he also directed the Mexican-American Studies and Research Center. Throughout his career, he has researched archives in Spain, Mexico, France, Italy, and England, and has published several books and other studies on the Spanish frontiers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Alaska.
David Rex Galindo
David Rex Galindo´s dissertation title is: "Training Franciscan Missionaries in New Spain: Diversity Amidst Community." His research focuses on the training of Franciscan missionaries in New Spain from the late seventeenth century until the expulsion of the Spaniards from Mexico in 1828. In it he examines various aspects of the ways Franciscans were trained for their apostolate in the New World.
Anna Nogar
Dr. Nogar is Assistant Professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at the University of New Mexico. She received her Ph.D. in 2008 from The University of Texas at Austin where she focused on colonial Latin American literature and Mexican American cultural studies. Dr. Nogar's current research on Sor María de Ágreda is a continuation of her doctoral dissertation, "La Monja Azul: The Political and Cultural Ramifications of a 17th-century Mystical Transatlantic Journey."
Marilyn H. Fedewa
Ms. Fedewa, a former college vice president and university administrator, has published numerous articles on María de Ágreda, and coauthored the official biography of a prominent Michigan senator ("Man in Motion", 2003).
Visit her website for information on the biography "María of Ágreda: Mystical Lady in Blue (UNM Press, 2009). Please also see the UNM Press page.
Clark Colahan
Dr. Colahan is Anderson Professor of Humanities at Whitman College. He has written books on María de Ágreda, The Visions of Sor María de Ágreda: Writing Knowledge and Power" (UP Arizona); the colonial New Mexican poet Miguel de Quintana, "Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico: Miguel de Quintana's Life and Writings" (UNM Press); the Spanish humanist Juan Maldonado, "Spanish Humanism on the Verge of the Picaresque"; and did the English translation of Cervantes´s Persiles, "Trials Of Persiles & Sigismunda: A Northern Story" (UP California and Hackett Press).
Puppet's Revenge
Their motto is "Small actors, big meaning." Their work is inspired by the old puppet and folkloric theater traditions of Catalonia, Spain, France, and Italy, as well as influences from improv and Object Theater. All of their plays are original and often blend current characters with historical settings and stories, particularly from the history and folklore of the Southwest. People are drawn to them because of their humor, tragedy, and irony. There are as many levels of interpretation as there are ages in the audience.
Find out more information about "Lady Blue's Dreams".