Professor of Hispanic Studies
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy, State University at Albany
Master of Arts, New York University, Madrid, Spain
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University
Office: Aquinas Hall, Room 120-E
Office Hours: M/W 11:10 am-12:10 pm; T/Th 11:10
am-Noon, or by appointment
Phone: 845-569-3174
Email: karen.mccarthy@msmc.edu
Website: http://faculty.msmc.edu/mccarthy
Courses
SPA 1010 Basic Spanish
SPA 2000 Conversation-composition
SPA 3050 Masterpieces of Spain
Bio
A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Professor
Eberle-McCarthy went on for an MA in Spanish from New York
University in Madrid, where she also spent her junior year.
Professor Eberle-McCarthy holds a PhD in Spanish from the
State University of New York at Albany. Her dissertation, "Creacion
narrativa y testimonio de una época en la novelística de Manuel
Peyrou " traces the influence of Argentine politics in the novels
of Manuel Peyrou, a close friend of the more famous Jorge Luis
Borges. Professor Eberle-McCarthy received a Fulbright
Research Grant that enabled her to live in Buenos Aires for this
project.
Study abroad is a major theme in her life. Her desire to
teach Spanish grew from her joyful experience as an exchange
student in Toluca, Mexico when she graduated high school. Besides
studying in Spain, she has also participated in summer language
programs in Italy and Switzerland. Most recently she studied the
situation of indigenous people of the Andes in Cuenca, Ecuador.
ProfessorEberle-McCarthy encourages all students to travel and
study abroad and has organized study-tours for college students to
Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica.
Professor Eberle-McCarthy co-authored (with Rev. Romualdo
Zantua) a book and audio tape program for church workers,
Pastoral Spanish, that was published by Audio-Forum in
1992. She has published numerous articles and book reviews in
Spanish and English and has spoken on topics such as Argentine
women writers, the detective novel in Argentina, female characters
in the novels of Galdós and Martín Gaite, immigration and
literature. While on sabbatical (January - August 2000)
she studied women writers and the feminist movement in
Ecuador, Argentina and Mexico.
In 1982 Professor Eberle-McCarthy co-authored a 30-credit
Hispanic Studies major at Mount Saint Mary College. As the program
has expanded, she has researched and introduced many innovative
courses including Spanish for Teachers, Media in the
Spanish-speaking World, Hispanic Film, Hispanic Women, Golden Age
Art and Literature, Race in Latin American Culture and
Literature.
Besides teaching at the university level at various other
colleges, including SUNY New Paltz and Siena College,
Professor Eberle-McCarthy has many experiences in education,
including teaching in prisons and in the New Paltz Language
Immersion Program, supervising secondary education students and
teaching Spanish for enrichment to children as part of the Mount
Saint Mary College Program for Gifted Children. All her life she
has been an advocate of civil rights, women issues and fair
housing. In her spare time she and her husband enjoy canoeing,
hiking, whitewater rafting and adventure travel.