#  Adriana Gutiérrez 

Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)

 

 

 



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 location\_on Boylston 412 

 smartphone [617-496-1382](tel:617-496-1382) 

 email <agutierr@fas.harvard.edu> 

Office Hours: Wednesdays from 12:30pm-2:30pm or by appointment.

 

 



 

**Research Interests:** Development of Multi-Media Cultural Materials for the Teaching of Spanish; Twentieth-Century Spanish and Latin American Literature; Curriculum Development for Spanish Language and Literature; Teaching Methodology in Second Language Acquisition; Oral History; Cultural and Gender Studies Related to U.S. Latina Women

**Academic Degrees:** Licenciatura, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico; M.A., Ph.D., El Colegio de México



 

 

 



### Fall, 2026

  [### ROMANCE LANGUAGES 205 - Pedagogies of Liberation: Race, Gender, and Class(rooms)

 ](/class/romance-languages-205-pedagogies-liberation-race-gender-and-classrooms) 

 **Semester:**   Fall 

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 **Year offered:**  2026 

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 **Link:** [Course Website](https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-226306/2026/fall/14483) 

 

 "Pedagogies of Liberation" is preparation and accompaniment for new teachers who teach (anything!). We read selected works by exemplary pedagogues: Friedrich Schiller, María Montessori, John Dewey, W.B. Du Bois, R. Tagore, Paulo Freire, Augusto Boal, José Vasconcelos... 

 

  



### Spring, 2026

  [### SPANSH 20 - Intermediate Spanish: Language and Culture in the Hispanic World

 ](/class/spansh-20-intermediate-spanish-language-and-culture-hispanic-world-0) 

 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2026 

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 **Link:** [Course Website](https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-125011/2025/spring/12223) 

 

 An intermediate language and culture class that aims to consolidate and expand the skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish. Includes a comprehensive review of the grammar and reinforces linguistic acquisition through texts, movies, art and... 

 

   [### SPANSH 50 - Advanced Spanish II: Creative Writing and Performance

 ](/class/spansh-50-advanced-spanish-ii-creative-writing-and-performance-0) 

 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2026 

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 **Link:** [Course Website](https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-115920/2025/spring/12250) 

 

 An advanced language course designed to strengthen and develop competence in written expression. Close reading of texts in literary and non-literary genres will help students refine personal style. The performance of short excerpts of plays, combined with advanced work on... 

 

   [### SPANSH 61PH - Spanish for Public Health

 ](/class/spansh-61ph-spanish-public-health) 

 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2026 

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 **Link:** [Course Website](https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-205383/2025/spring/12549) 

 

 An advanced language and culture class that examines literature, documentary, films, journalistic articles and other media portraying the cultural, political, sociological and financial impact of Public Health issues in Latin America. Students' linguistic competency is... 

 

  



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

- ## Department Role
    
     [Language Faculty](/department-role/language-faculty)
- ## Language
    
     [Spanish](/language/spanish)
- ## Research Interest
    
     [20th Century](/research-interest/20th-century) [Literature](/research-interest/literature) [Latin American](/research-interest/latin-american) [Spanish](/research-interest/spanish) [Gender and Sexuality](/research-interest/gender-and-sexuality) [Material Culture](/research-interest/material-culture)