Barbara Corbett
Part-Time Lecturer
Dr. Barbara Corbett is an adjunct lecturer of Spanish Culture at Northeastern University. She has read, taught, researched, and written scholarly texts in both English and Spanish for over 30 years. As a translator, she has had numerous publications in scholarly volumes, such as Cambria Press. She also has lived, worked, and traveled in Mexico, Peru, and Cuba. She is also on the editorial staff of the Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, a leading journal in the field of Latin American literature and cultural studies.
“Comercio y violencia en la Huasteca Potosina: el monopolio de tabaco, 1821-1846” in Antonio Escobar Ohmstede and Luz Carregha Lamadrid, eds. El siglo XIX en las Huastecas (Mexico City: CIESAS-Colegio de San Luis, 2002)
“Soberanía, elite política, y espacios regionales en San Luis Potosí (1824-1828),” in Luis Jáuregui and José Antonio Serrano Ortega, eds., Las Finanzas Públicas en los Siglos XVIII-XIX (Mexico City: Instituto Mora, Colegio de Michoacán, Colegio de México, and IIH-UNAM, 1998), 178-208
“Política potosina y la guerra con los Estados Unidos,” in Josefina Z. Vázquez, ed., México al tiempo de su guerra con Estados Unidos (Mexico City: El Fondo de Cultura Económica, El Colegio de Mexico, and the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, 1997)
“Las fibras del poder: la guerra contra Tejas (1835-36) y la construcción de un estado fisco-militar en San Luis Potosí,” in Jorge Silva Riquer, et.al.,Circuitos mercantiles y mercados en Latinoamérica, siglos XVIII y XIX(Mexico City: Instituto Mora and IIH-UNAM, 1995)
“La Historia de la Hacienda Pública en el Archivo Histórico del Estado de San Luis Potosí” Boletín de Fuentes para la Historia Económica de México, 4, Centro de Estudios Históricos, El Colegio de México, 1991
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Education
PhD, 1997, Latin American History
Princeton University -
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Thursdays, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM via Zoom or by appt.
Advanced Writing in the Business Professions
ENGW 3304
Offers writing instruction for students in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Students practice and reflect on writing in professional, public, and academic genres—such as proposals, recommendation reports, letters, presentations, and e-mails—relevant for careers in business. In a workshop setting, offers students an opportunity to evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision.
