Rolena Adorno
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Rolena Adorno , née Klahn, (* 1942 ) is an American linguist and historian researching colonial literature and history of the Andean region .
Life path
After studying at the University of Iowa and completing her doctorate at Cornell University (1974), she was appointed to a professorship and is currently the Sterling Professorship in Spanish and Portuguese Literature at Yale University , New Haven , Connecticut , USA. Her focus is on “Spanish-American Colonial Literature and History”, “Origins of Hispanism in the United States in the 19th Century” and “Manuscript Culture and Text History in Colonial Latin America ”.
Rolena Adorno has mainly dealt with the editing, commentary and historical classification of the early chronicles of the Andean region ( Waman Puma de Ayala , Martín de Murúa , Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and others) and was a pioneer in this area. She succeeded in convincingly reconstructing and explaining the development and development of these writings under the conditions of the time ( Conquista , Inquisition , censorship ) and making it understandable to a broader audience - not an easy undertaking with such a brittle and remote subject.
effect
With her life's work to date, she has succeeded in revitalizing the long-neglected field of South American studies; The Spanish-indigenous chronicle literature of southern America made it heard not only in the USA and Latin America, especially in the Andean countries, but also in Europe ( Scandinavia , Spain , Portugal ). Her astute textual criticism , her excellent language skills and a well-founded historical knowledge enabled her to open a new window to the colonial era and to understanding today's Latin America.
As an academic teacher, she encourages numerous students, especially from the Andean region, to take a closer look at the rich pre- and post-colonial heritage of the region and, above all, to deal more concretely than before with the roots of their own past. For the various residents of this space, which is apparently lacking in history and which has such blatant historical breaks, their studies open up a view of a new, personal and cultural identity of their own , which can have a meaningful effect in this space.
Rolena Adorno was married to the mathematician David S. Adorno (1927–2003) until his death ; she has four daughters.
Awards
In addition to numerous academic awards and memberships, she was appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Barack Obama in 2009.
Works
- The Polemics of Possession in Spanish American Narrative . New Haven. London: Yale University Press 2007.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Adorno, Rolena |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klahn, Rolena (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American linguist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |