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Esther Gabara

Professor of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90257, Department of Romance Studies, Durham, NC 27708-0257
212 Language Center, Department of Romance Studies, Durham, NC 27708-0257
Office hours Thursdays 3-5 pm and by appointment. 212 Languages  

Overview


Esther Gabara works with modern and contemporary art, literature, and critical theory from the Americas. Her teaching in the departments of Romance Studies and Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke University covers visual studies, modernism, photography, Pop Art and popular culture, feminism, public art, and coloniality in contemporary art. She was the faculty guest curator of the exhibition, Pop América, 1965-1975 (McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke …

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Romance Studies · 2022 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Art, Art History and Visual Studies · 2022 - Present Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies · 2022 - Present Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University · 2001 Ph.D.
Stanford University · 1997 M.A.
University of Pennsylvania · 1993 B.A.