Eileen M Anderson, Lecturing Fellow

My scholarly interests have a wide range and my cross-cultural research provides new insights into the ways in which communities interact. In my dissertation, “Resisting Anglicization: Strategies of Identity Formation in Irish and Puerto Rican Communities in New York,” I portray the intersections of Puerto Rican and Irish communities in the U.S. and illustrate the parallels of their methods of cultural appropriation and preservation in the shadow of economically and culturally powerful empires. My exploration demonstrates how common historical dynamics influenced their interactions when they came together in the shared spaces of New York City.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	2122 Campus Drive, Office 102, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Pages:	https://duke.box.com/s/fwhtoh7eutizyewsf2przlaah95lmlc0 https://romancestudies.duke.edu/languages/spanish-writing-studio

Teaching (Spring 2025):

• SPANISH 204.01, ADV INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Synopsis

  Class Bldg 125, MTuTh 08:45 AM-09:45 AM

• SPANISH 205.01, ADV INTER SPANISH-SERV-LEARN Synopsis

  Class Bldg 114, MTuTh 10:20 AM-11:20 AM

• SPANISH 301.02, ADV SPANISH WRITING Synopsis

  East Duke 204B, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	2008
MA	New York University	1999

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications

1. Anderson, E, Judith Ortiz Cofer's (Re)Creations of Community in the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Label Me Latina/o, vol. 1 (Spring, 2011), Label Me Latina/o
2. E.M. Anderson, Otras voces nuevas identidades en la frontera sur de, A Contracorriente (Spring, 2010)
3. E.M. Anderson, Puerto Ricans in New York”, in Ireland after the Flood: Irish America, 1945-60 (2009)