<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear colleagues,</span><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the last several weeks, Barbara Fuchs and I have been working with several students at UCLA on a translation project for next academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">After several productive, preliminary meetings, our next step is to choose a specific play. Since many of you probably already have a short list of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>comedias</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">memorized that you would love to see translated, I suggested we contact the listserve first, as your input as experts on this issue would be extremely valuable.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">All I need are the names of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="">three<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>comedias</i></span></b><span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>you would nominate. If you would also like to justify your choices with a brief explanation<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(“the themes are timely”; “there are no good translations”; “this lesser-known play deserves critical attention”, etc.), that would also be appreciated<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(but not necessary). Please send me your titles by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Friday, May 9</span></b>. I will compile all of the data, share it with my colleagues up the road in Westwood,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">and let you all know the results of our little<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>encuesta<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>as soon as possible!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dr. Bonnie L. Gasior<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Professor of Spanish<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Undergraduate Advisor, Spanish<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Co-Program Director, Spanish<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">1250 Bellflower Blvd.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dept. of RGRLL<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Long Beach, CA 90840<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Academic Services (AS) 338<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(562) 985-5138<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">advising via email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="mailto:spadvise@csulb.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">spadvise@csulb.edu</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: fuchsia;">Regular advising hours<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(January 21-May 7)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dr Gasior</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">: Tuesday: 12-2; Wednesday: 12-2 <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dr. Martin</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">: Monday: 2-4; Wednesday: 2-3</span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>