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Meredith E. Abarca

Director
Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Professor
English

Office Building: Hudspeth Hall
Office Room: 307
Phone: (915) 747-6249
Email: mabarca@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

2021 Outreach Award - The Texas Digital Library (05/15/2021)

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2024	RWS 6130 - Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric	25934
Spring 2024	ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies	25792	Syllabus

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	13807	Syllabus
Fall 2023	RWS 6130 - Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric	13506
Fall 2023	ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture	16381
Fall 2023	ENGL 6322 - Literature and Culture	17174
Fall 2023	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	11016
Spring 2023	ENGL 5390 - Directed Studies	21111
Spring 2023	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	20510	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies	27274	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	21417
Fall 2022	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	17343
Fall 2022	ENGL 5390 - Directed Studies	11597
Fall 2022	ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American	19048
Summer 2022	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	33580
Spring 2022	ENGL 5320 - Critical Theory and Practice	21382
Spring 2022	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	24231
Fall 2021	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	17224
Fall 2021	ENGL 3302 - Literature and Film	18574
Summer 2021	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	33550
Summer 2021	ENGL 3360 - Women in Literature	36397
Summer 2021	WS 3360 - Women in Literature	33283
Spring 2021	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	28909
Spring 2021	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	24586
Spring 2021	ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract	28378
Fall 2020	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	17555
Fall 2020	ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American	18901
Summer 2020	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	36129
Spring 2020	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	25107
Spring 2020	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	25110
Spring 2020	ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies	20865
Fall 2019	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	18604
Fall 2019	ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract	18369
Summer 2019	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	34091
Summer 2019	WS 3360 - Women in Literature	33761
Spring 2019	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	25471
Spring 2019	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	25474
Fall 2018	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	11040
Fall 2018	ENGL 4314 - Literary Criticism	11048
Fall 2018	CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies	19474
Summer 2018	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	34599
Spring 2018	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	25978
Spring 2018	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	20798
Spring 2018	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction (C)	25984
Spring 2018	ENGL 4351 - Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900	28128
Fall 2017	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	11081
Fall 2017	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	12326
Fall 2017	ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract	16671
Fall 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14802
Summer 2017	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	35292
Summer 2017	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	35835
Spring 2017	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	26522
Spring 2017	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction (C)	26529
Spring 2017	ENGL 3302 - Literature and Film	24789
Spring 2017	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	27007

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	13807	Evaluation
Fall 2023	RWS 6130 - Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric	13506	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture	16381	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ENGL 6322 - Literature and Culture	17174	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	20510	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies	27274	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	17343	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American	19048	Evaluation
Summer 2022	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	33580	Evaluation
Spring 2022	ENGL 5320 - Critical Theory and Practice	21382	Evaluation
Spring 2022	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	24231	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	17224	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ENGL 3302 - Literature and Film	18574	Evaluation
Summer 2021	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	33550	Evaluation
Summer 2021	WS 3360 - Women in Literature	33283	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	28909	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	24586	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	17555	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American	18901	Evaluation
Summer 2020	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	36129	Evaluation
Spring 2020	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	25107	Evaluation
Spring 2020	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	25110	Evaluation
Spring 2020	ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies	20865	Evaluation
Fall 2019	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	18604	Evaluation
Fall 2019	ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract	18369	Evaluation
Summer 2019	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	34091	Evaluation
Summer 2019	WS 3360 - Women in Literature	33761	Evaluation
Spring 2019	ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature	25471	Evaluation
Spring 2019	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	25474	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

2021 Outreach Award - The Texas Digital Library (05/15/2021)

Ph D in Comparative Literature, The University of California, Davis (2000)

Publications

Abuela's Kitchen: Stories from the Borderlands. (El Paso Episode) (in press), Meredith E. Abarca.
"Mestizo Palate" (Foreword) University of Texas Press (in press), Meredith E. Abarca.
Food Consciousness: A Food-Centered Theory MLA Publications (in press), Meredith E. Abarca.
Charlas Culinarias (Culinary Chats): A Methodology and Pedagogy Expending a Food Consciousness Food, Culture, & Society (2023), Meredith E. Abarca.
El Paso Food Voices National Humanities Alliance .ORG (2023), Meredith E. Abarca.

Presentations

El Paso Food Voices: Maintaining Intimate Culinary Heritage (2023), Volume Davis, California , Meredith E. Abarca.
El Paso's Culinary Heritage (2023), Volume Blumberg (UTEP's Library) , Meredith E. Abarca.
Critical Feminist Food Studies: Reflections on Feminist Food Studies, "Messiness, and Interventions (2023), Volume Boston , Meredith E. Abarca.
El Paso Food Voices: A City's Story Lived through Food (2023), Volume Boston , Meredith E. Abarca.
Students’ Food Voice: Democratizing Knowledge (2023), Volume Boston , Meredith E. Abarca.

Voces de las Abuelas: Grandmothers’ Food Stories from the Borderlands.
El Paso Food Voices: Gathering Food Stories From El Paso's LGBTQ+ Community
Las voces de las abuelas

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RWS 6130 - Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric

Section

25934

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies

Section

25792

Syllabus

Past Courses

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Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

13807

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

RWS 6130 - Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric

Section

13506

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture

Section

16381

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 6322 - Literature and Culture

Section

17174

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

11016

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 5390 - Directed Studies

Section

21111

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

20510

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies

Section

27274

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

21417

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

17343

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 5390 - Directed Studies

Section

11597

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American

Section

19048

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

33580

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 5320 - Critical Theory and Practice

Section

21382

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

24231

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

17224

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 3302 - Literature and Film

Section

18574

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

33550

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

ENGL 3360 - Women in Literature

Section

36397

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

WS 3360 - Women in Literature

Section

33283

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

28909

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

24586

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract

Section

28378

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

17555

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American

Section

18901

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

36129

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

25107

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

25110

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies

Section

20865

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

18604

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract

Section

18369

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

34091

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

WS 3360 - Women in Literature

Section

33761

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

25471

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

25474

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

11040

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

ENGL 4314 - Literary Criticism

Section

11048

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies

Section

19474

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

34599

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

25978

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

20798

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction (C)

Section

25984

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 4351 - Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900

Section

28128

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

11081

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

12326

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract

Section

16671

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

14802

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

35292

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

35835

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

26522

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction (C)

Section

26529

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 3302 - Literature and Film

Section

24789

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

27007

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

13807

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

RWS 6130 - Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric

Section

13506

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture

Section

16381

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 6322 - Literature and Culture

Section

17174

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

20510

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies

Section

27274

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

17343

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American

Section

19048

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

33580

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 5320 - Critical Theory and Practice

Section

21382

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

24231

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

17224

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 3302 - Literature and Film

Section

18574

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

33550

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

WS 3360 - Women in Literature

Section

33283

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

28909

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

24586

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

17555

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 3374 - Folklore Of Mexican American

Section

18901

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

36129

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

25107

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

25110

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 3300 - Intro. to Literary Studies

Section

20865

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

18604

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 5323 - Multi-Cult Lit: Theory & Pract

Section

18369

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

34091

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

WS 3360 - Women in Literature

Section

33761

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 3310 - Chicana/o Literature

Section

25471

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

25474

Evaluation

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