Goretti M.V.

Degree Information

• Master of Arts (M.A.), Literature, SUNY New Paltz, 2007
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English and Secondary Education, Saint Bonaventure University, 1998

Courses Taught

• College Writing
• Introduction to Literature
• Juvenile Fiction
• Juvenile Fantasy Literature
• American Literature I
• American Literature II
• Food in Fiction

Primary Area of Expertise

• Ernest Hemingway Studies
• Elizabeth Madox Roberts Studies
• Juvenile Fiction Studies
• Composition and Rhetoric

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Contribution to the II International Imagism Conference, International Richard Aldington Society, 2010
• Nominated Part-time Teacher of the Year, SUNY New Paltz, 2009
• Outstanding Young Hemingway Scholar, Nick Adams Society, 2007

Publications and Presentations 

"In the Breaking of the Bread": Holy and Secular Communion in “In Our Time: Big Two Hearted River Parts I & II,” Hemingway Review (Fall 2013): 65-72. Print.

The Composition of Everyday Life: Instructor’s Guide. Prepared by: John Mauk, John Metz, Goretti Vianney-Benca. Fourth Edition. New York: Wadsworth, 2013. Print.

The Composition of Everyday Life Compact Edition: Instructor’s Guide. Prepared by: John Mauk, John Metz, Goretti Vianney-Benca. Fourth Edition. New York: Wadsworth, 2012. Print. (ISBN-10: 1133109527)

 “Reading the White Ink: A Feminist Look at Elizabeth Madox Roberts’ The Time of Man.” Elizabeth Madox Roberts: Prospect & Retrospect. Ed. H.R. Stoneback, William Boyle, and Matthew Nickel. West Park, NY: The Elizabeth Madox Roberts Society: Reading Roberts Series, 2012. 95-102. Print.

 “Teaching Roberts to Freshmen.” The Elizabeth Madox Roberts Society Newsletter. No 10.
March (2009). 6,9. Print.

 “Group Oral Presentation: Presenting Fairy Tales to Fellow Classmates.” Legacies: The Instructor’s Manual. Prepared by: Bill Coyle and Rachel Rigolino. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2008. 288-290. Print.

 “Taking the Puzzle Apart and Then Putting It Back Together: Using Film to Teach Analysis.” Legacies: The Instructor’s Manual. Prepared by: Bill Coyle and Rachel Rigolino. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2008. 291-292. Print.

“’Distressed Phrases of Prayer’: Seeking Our Lady’s Help in Roberts’ Black is My Truelove’s Hair.” Elizabeth Madox Roberts: Essays of Reassessment & Reclamation. Ed. H.R. Stoneback and Steven Florczyk. Nicholasville: Wind Publications, 2008. 305-311. Print.

 “A Performance Within a Performance: The Roles Katherine and Petruccio Assume in
William Shakespeare’s Play The Taming of the Shrew." Shawangunk Review. XVIII. Spring (2007): 59-63. Print.

 “Cleansing Waters of the Flood: Understanding That Our Lives Are Blessed in Robert Penn
Warren’s Flood.” Shawangunk Review. XVII. Spring (2006): 79-81. Print.

Volunteer Work or Group Affiliations

• The Elizabeth Madox Roberts Society, President
• ALA
• International Hemingway Society
• SAMLA