Overview
I am a scholar of Latin American literature and visual culture specializing in cultural memory, aesthetics of violence, and social movements in contemporary Colombia and Latin America. I hold a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies (Romance Studies) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serve as a Spanish language instructor in the Department of Romance Studies at Duke University, where I teach courses in Spanish language and writing.
My research and teaching explore the intersections of art, politics, and collective memory, with particular attention to ephemeral artistic interventions–such as street art and performance–that respond to state violence and social unrest.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Instructor in the Department of Romance Studies
·
2025 - Present
Romance Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Resistencia civil durante el Estallido Social colombiano. El periplo heroico de los falsos positivos
Journal Article Polifonía Scholarly Journal · December 23, 2025 Abstract This essay examines civil resistance during Colombia’s 2021 Social Uprising, focusing on the symbolic reappropriation of the concept of “false positives” by the most excluded sectors of society. Against a backdrop of growing inequality, state repr ... Link to item CiteAnálisis de las relaciones de poder en la autobiografía de Mario Bellatín Mi piel, luminosa…en los alrededores de la tumba del santo sufí, en El Gran Vidrio
Journal Article Revista Educación y Desarrollo Social · January 19, 2018 El Gran Vidrio, texto que Mario Bellatín designa como autobiográfico, es para el género un inusual texto de textos conformado por tres relatos que si bien difieren en forma y contenido, coinciden en resistirse a una lectura ininterrumpida y lineal. ... Full text CiteDoris Salcedo: los parámetros del compromiso político en Colombia
Journal Article A Contracorriente: una revista de estudios latinoamericanos · October 9, 2017 Doris Salcedo es la escultora más reconocida internacionalmente en la historia de la plástica en Colombia y quizás la artista latinoamericana de mayor prestigio en la actualidad. Su producción artística, de intención manifiestamente política, gira en torno ... Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2025
Ph.D.