2A - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2A - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week ""'P0""20Manad t 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-847-3338 734-764-0558 4Fsmileovite@michigandaily.cem rrodbaainesa@gnsaiIcom Teaching intwo languages For Associate Prof. Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes, using both Eng- lish and Spanish in his classes is not just part of his job - it's part of who he is. Born and raised in San Juan, Puer- to Rico, LaFountain-Stokes grew up with an English-speaking father and a mother who spoke both English and Spanish. LaFountain-Stokes was raised using both languages and he attended bilingual schools for twelve years. LaFountain-Stokes has taught at the University since 2003. He holds a joint appointment in the Latino Studies, American Culture and Spanish departments and he said his work in these departments allows him to incorporate both English and Spanish into his teaching. "Teaching in Spanish is a very integral part of what I do," LaFoun- tain-Stokes said. "If I don't teach in Spanish I get depressed because I really enjoy the language." The courses he has taught at the University cover a variety of top- ics including LGBT studies, queer Hispanic culture and Latino and Caribbean literature, theater, perfor- mance and film. The controversial nature of some of LaFountain-Stokes' courses, like those on LGBT issues and feminism, can make teaching more challeng- ing, but he said it also makes his job more interesting. "It makes it more satisfying for me to be able to talk about socially com- plex issues in the classroom," he said. Before coming to the University, LaFountain-Stokes attended Har- vard University. During his time there he studied abroad at the Uni- versity of Sao Paulo in Brazil where he lived for a year and half. He said his time away from Harvard "put things into perspective." "Living abroad was much more challenging." LaFountain-Stokes said. "Going to a private school in the U.S. where the library had books and there weren't strikes, and where you could walk to class and there was no hyper-inflation, it made it very easy." Following his studies in Cam- bridge and Sao Paulo, LaFountain- Stokes went on to earn Master's and Doctorate degrees in Spanish from Columbia University in New York. After his time at Columbia, LaFountain-Stokes began teach- ing at Ohio State University where he worked as an assistant professor. from1998to 1999. He then went on to teach at Rutgers from 1999 to 2003. In addition to his work in the class- room, LaFountain-Stokes is also the author of Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora, as well as a recipient of numerous awards and scholastic fellowships including the Woodrow Wilson Award. -DARRYNFITZGERALD CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom o News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales ffice hours:Sun.-Thurs.11 .-2a. news@michigandaily.com corrections@michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com photo@michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com opinion@michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com display@michigandaily.com classified@michigandaily.com onlineads@michigandaily.com 0 ANA SCHULT/Daily Associate Prof. Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes holds a joint appointment in Latino Studies, American Culture and Span- ish departments. 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