Education

B.A. Spanish; Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies; and International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022)

Research

I am interested in studying how Guatemalan historical memory is constructed through different forms of visual culture, particularly through (street) art installations, film, and performances. Recently, I have been looking into Guatemalan huipiles and backstrap loom weaving. More specifically, I am exploring how weaving is an embodied practice that tells stories and transmits memory, and how the textile itself functions as a living archive and “text.” Secondarily, I love learning about Spain, from the medieval period until the 21st Century, with particular interest in Spanish Civil War memory through film and graphic novels.

  • Central American cultural production
  • Violence, trauma, memory, and justice in post-war Guatemala and El Salvador
  • Hauntological studies
  • Indigenous studies
  • Gender studies
  • Guatemalan textiles and backstrap loom weaving
  • Medieval and 20th Century Spain