Lucia Montas

faculty

Lucia Montas

Senior Lecturer
Roles
Senior Lecturer of Spanish
Lucia Montas
Contact
Lucia.Montas@unh.edu
Murkland Hall, Room 210g, Durham, NH 03824

faculty Bio

Dr. Lucía M. Montás is a Senior Lecturer of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of New Hampshire. She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Spanish Literature from the University of Florida, as well as a Master's and Doctorate in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.

 

She previously taught at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2009–2013). At UNH, Dr. Montás teaches courses ranging from Beginning and Intermediate Spanish to Hispanic Cultural Studies. She also directs the Dominican Republic J-Term Study Abroad Program, coordinates the Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies Minor, and serves as Faculty Advisor for both the Spanish Club and Language Ambassadors.

 

Her interdisciplinary research centers on Urban Cultural Studies and Caribbean women writers—work published in journals like Voces del Caribe and Cuadrivium, with her first book on urbanism in Caribbean literature currently in preparation.

Courses Taught

  • LLC 444I: Honors/US Latinx Cities
  • LLC 555: Discover Cuba
  • SPAN 401: Elementary Spanish I
  • SPAN 402: Elementary Spanish II
  • SPAN 503: Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 504: Intermediate Spanish II
  • SPAN 525: Intro to Span Cultures
  • SPAN 526: Intro to Latin American Cult
  • SPAN 650: Hispanic Lit & Pop Culture

Education

  • Ph.D., Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky
  • M.A., Spanish Literature, University of Florida
  • M.A., Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky
  • B.A., Spanish, University of Florida

Research Interests

  • Contemporary Caribbean literature and cultures
  • Contemporary Latin American literature
  • Critical cultural studies
  • Cultural geography
  • Urban and spatial studies
  • Women's literature and gender studies

Selected Publications

  • Montas, L. (2026). La casa como espacio simbólico: la identidad femenina en “Cuando las mujeres quieren a los hombres” de Rosario Ferré. In J. E. Villegas Restrepo (Ed.), La palabra y el sargazo. Ensayos críticos sobre literaturas caribeñas modernas y contemporáneas. Medellín, Colombia: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.

  • Montas, L. (2022). La cuentística urbana dominicana: “Parquecito” como espacio transcultural y global en la narrativa de Aurora Arias. Voces del Caribe: Revista de Estudios Caribeños (Special Dominican Issue), 14, 1651-1663. Retrieved from https://vocesdelcaribe.org/ensayos-3

  • Montas, L. (2019). “Literatura urbana femenina: La ciudad de Santo Domingo en Co?ctel con frenesi? y La estrategia de chochueca”. Cuadrivium: Revista del Departamento de Español UPR Humacao., 13.

  • Montas, L. (2017). Intersections of Urban Violence in the Dominican Novel "Cóctel con frenesí.” .. Voces del Caribe: Revista de Estudios Caribeños, 9(1). Retrieved from http://vocesdelcaribe.org/e-journal-volumen-9-numero-1/

  • Montas, L. (2011). “Charamicos: Bildungsroman femenino aprendizaje político a través de la memoria histórica.”. The Coastal Review, 3(3). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/thecoastalreview/