M.A., History, University of Notre Dame, M.A., Islamic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2008

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1 BELÉN VICÉNS-SÁIZ Department of History University of Notre Dame 219 O'Shaughnessy Hall Notre Dame, IN EDUCATION In preparation: Ph.D., History, University of Notre Dame (ND) Dissertation: Law Imagined and Practiced: The Vidal Mayor and the Legal Culture of Late Medieval Aragon Committee: Olivia Remie Constable (Chair), John Van Engen, Thomas F.X. Noble, and Karen Graubart. Dissertation Proposal approved in September PhD Candidacy Exams passed in April Fields: Medieval Western Mediterranean World & Iberia, Prof. O.R. Constable High & Late Middle Ages, Prof. J. Van Engen Late Antiquity & Early Middle Ages, Prof. T.F.X. Noble Renaissance & Early Modern Italy, Prof. M. Meserve M.A., History, University of Notre Dame, 2012 M.A., Islamic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2008 B.A. (Graduat Superior), International and Intercultural Studies, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, 2005 B.A. (Llicenciatura), Translation and Interpreting (English-Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, 2002 RESEARCH Article Swearing by God: Muslim oath-taking in late medieval and early modern Christian Iberia. Submitted and under review in the peer-reviewed journal Medieval Encounters Edited Book L Orient Mitjà en el punt de mira [The Middle East on the crosshairs], Col.lecció Documents, Servei de Publicacions de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ISBN

2 Belén Vicéns-Sáiz, 2 TEACHING Instructor of Record World Civilizations I Department of History, St. Mary s College, Notre Dame (Fall 2013) Co-Instructor of Record Directed Readings on Medieval Iberia Medieval Institute, ND (Fall 2012) Teaching Assistant, Sections World of the Middle Ages (Prof. O. R. Constable) Department of History, ND (Spring 2012) The Italian Renaissance (Prof. M. Meserve) Department of History, ND (Fall 2011) Introduction to Interpersonal Communication and Mass Media (Prof. M. Suman) Department of Communication Studies, UCLA ( ) Teaching Assistant, Guest Presentations Introduction to Military History (Prof. G. Vardi) Department of History, ND (Fall 2010) History of Islamic Iberia (Prof. M. Morony) Department of History, UCLA (Summer 2007) Visiting Instructor Catalan Language and Culture for adult heritage speakers and non-native speakers, Catalan Association of California. Taught at the Univ. of California, Irvine ( ) Catalan Language & Culture I and II Department of Spanish & Portuguese, UCLA (2006) Other Professional Activities Volunteer Instructor, Spanish for Librarians in Public Libraries, Saint Joseph County Public Library (South Bend), May June 2010 Outside Examiner (Catalan Language) Directed Independent Language Studies, University of Miami ( ) Tutor and Mentor Academic Services for Student-Athletes, University of Notre Dame (Summer 2009 and 2010) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Fòrmules de jurament per a musulmans en textos cristians. Paper presented at the II International Medieval Meeting, Lleida (June 2012) 2

3 Belén Vicéns-Sáiz, 3 Swearing by God: Muslim oath-taking in late medieval Christian Iberia. Paper presented at the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working, University of Notre Dame (2011) Muslims in the Vidal Mayor: Aragonese Mudejars seen through a thirteenthcentury law compilation. Paper presented at the Colloquium on Religion and History (CORAH), University of Notre Dame (2010) Between Africa and Europe: Representations of Islam and North Africa by Catalan Intellectuals at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Paper presented at 2 nd International Conference on Mediterranean Studies at ATINER, Athens, Greece (2009) HONORS AND AWARDS Vincent P. DeSantis Prize (2013), Department of History, ND, Summer 2013: best research paper, by a graduate student, not yet accepted for publication. Zahm Research Travel Grant, Graduate School, ND, Spring 2014: dissertationrelated archival research in Barcelona. [Declined] Graduate Student Research Award, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, ND, Fall 2013 Research Grant, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, ND, Spring 2014: dissertation-related archival research in Barcelona. [Declined] Graduate Travel and Research Grant, The Nanovic Institute for European Studies, ND, Fall 2013 Graduate Break Travel and Research Grant, The Nanovic Institute for European Studies, ND, March 2013: travel to the J. Paul Getty Museum to produce an analytical description of a manuscript. Graduate Student Conference Grant, The Nanovic Institute for European Studies, ND, : for conference organization. Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Workshop Grant, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Institute for Scholarship in Liberal Arts, ND, : for conference organization. Notebaert Professional Development Award, ND, 2012: for dissertation research in the archives of Barcelona and Valencia, Spain. Graduate Student Union s Conference Presentation Grant, ND, 2012: for paper presented at the II International Medieval Meeting, Lleida, Spain. Union of Graduate Historians Professionalization Fund, ND, 2012: for paper presented at the II International Medieval Meeting, Lleida, Spain. Islamic Studies Departmental Fellowship, UCLA La Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) Fellowship, 2006: for teaching Catalan language and culture as visiting instructor at UCLA and UC Irvine. 3

4 Belén Vicéns-Sáiz, 4 George and Sari Halasz Humanities Award, UCLA, 2007: awarded to one exceptional female graduate student in the humanities. LANGUAGES Native speaker of Spanish Native speaker of Catalan Advanced knowledge of Arabic Reading proficiency in medieval Latin and the medieval Spanish, Catalan, and Aragonese vernaculars Reading proficiency in French Intermediate knowledge of Persian Intermediate knowledge of Portuguese TRAINING Research Skills Training Paleografía de los siglos XIII al XVIII (35 hours, online), taught by Dr. Leonor Zozaya, Fundación Ciencias de la Documentación, (May 2013). Classic Cartography and GIS Mapping (ArcGIS), University of Notre Dame (January 25 and February 1, 2013). Latin Paleography, taught by Professor F. Mantello, University of Notre Dame, (Summer 2011). Overseas Language Training Arabic Syria, intensive course at the Arabic Teaching Institute for Foreigners in Damascus, Tunisia, intensive course at the Institute Bourguiba, University of el-manar in Tunis, July Morocco, intensive course at the University of Mohammed V Souissi in Rabat, July Portuguese Portugal, intensive course at the University of Lisbon, with an Instituto Camões scholarship, August Pedagogical Training Course How to Teach Effectively and Prepare for an Academic Career in the Humanities & Social Sciences (GRED 60610), University of Notre Dame (June 2010). Striving for Excellence in College and University Teaching, certificate awarded by the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame (August 2010). SERVICE Publicity and Procedures Committee Chair, ND Graduate Student Union,

5 Belén Vicéns-Sáiz, 5 Vice-president for North America, International Federation of Catalan Entities (FIEC), since 2008 Editor-in-chief, Newsletter of the Catalan Association of California, Member of the Board of Directors of the Catalan Association of California, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Medieval Academy of America Premodern Spanish History Association of the Midwest (PSHAM) The Spain-North Africa Project (SNAP) The Mediterranean Seminar 5

Curriculum Vitae CHRISTINE A. GARST-SANTOS August 2014

Curriculum Vitae CHRISTINE A. GARST-SANTOS August 2014 Business Address: Dept. of Modern Languages & Global Studies South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007 Phone: (605) 688-4274 Email: christine.garst-santos@sdstate.edu