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GALINA BAKHTIAROVA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPANISH
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
181 WHITE STREET
DANBURY, CT 06810
OFFICE: BERKSHIRE HALL, ROOM 224, MIDTOWN CAMPUS
PHONE: (203) 837-8734
FAX: (203) 837-8912
EMAIL: Bakhtiarg@wcsu.edu
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Dr. Galina Bakhtiarova holds her Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in
translation from Moscow Linguistic
University, and Master’s and Ph.D. in Spanish from the
University of Southern California. At WestConn, she teaches
classes in Spanish language, literature and culture. She writes
on nineteenth and twentieth century Spanish, Catalan and
Caribbean culture including music, literature, and cinema from
the viewpoint of Transatlantic relations and cultural theory.
She is currently preparing for publishing her book-length study
of the habanera in Catalonia. Future projects include an
exploration of the representation of Spain in opera, and a
comparative study of two extraordinary music figures: Sebastián
Iradier, author of “La paloma,” a universally recognized melody
that added a Spanish tinge to American jazz, and of Xavier Cugat
whose contribution to the musical world through broadcasting and
Hollywood helped define “Latin music” for international
audiences in the twentieth century. |
