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Dr. Polly Hodge is an Associate Professor at Chapman University, serving as Director of the Spanish Major Program within the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She has been teaching Spanish Literature and Language since 1997 and advises Chapman's chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society.
- PhD in Spanish from University of California, Irvine
- Bilingual education specialist
Her research focuses on contemporary Spanish playwrights, Hispanic cinema, and historical memory, with particular interest in intersections between theater and photography, literary intertextuality, and gender representation. She has edited multiple volumes on José Moreno Arenas' works and contributed critical essays to major journals.
Dr. Hodge's recent publications include:
- 2024: Analysis of Marcela del Río's dialogical art spaces
- 2023: Study of incarceration themes in Elena Cánovas' plays
- 2021: Lorca reinterpretation in Moreno Arenas' Federico, en carne viva
She actively contributes to theater scholarship through editorial roles with Estreno and Ediciones de Gestos, focusing on:
- Contemporary Spanish dramatic works
- Bilingual theater research
- Urban space representation in performance
