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Maria Jose Garcia Vizcaino

Professor, Spanish and Latino Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Office:
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall 222E
Email:
garciavizcam@montclair.edu
Phone:
973-655-7506
Degrees:
BA, Universidad de Granada (Spain)
MA, Universidad de Granada (Spain)
PhD, Universidad de Granada (Spain)
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Dr. María José García Vizcaíno is Professor, Director of the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Spanish Translation, and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Latin Studies at Montclair State University where she teaches courses in Translation and Audio Description. She involves her students in community projects aimed at providing Spanish translation and audio description to Latino communities and Spanish-speaking visually-impaired audiences in the realm of fine and performing arts. Her main line of research currently focuses on audio description, touch, art, and blindness. In particular, she is currently working on the role of touch as an accessibility tool for sculpture and tactile resources in art museums. She has published multiple articles in academic journals and has given numerous lectures at national and international conferences.

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Spring

Tuesday
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thursday
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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