Dissertation working title: “Black Inclusion: Afro-Mexicans and International Struggle for Recognition, 1974-2020”
My dissertation examines how Mexico went from largely ignoring its Afrodescendant population to recognizing them as an integral part of the nation. In reading archival documents and conducting oral histories, I reveal how individuals’ and institutions’ combined efforts at the local, national, and international levels brought about this change.
As a Humanities Engage Immersive Dissertation Research Fellow, I am collaborating with Asociación de Mujeres de la Costa de Oaxaca (AMCO), a local women’s organization, to produce a short documentary film that illuminates the role and experiences of Afro-Mexican women in the Afro-Mexican movement. In addition to the documentary, AMCO and I will develop educational infographics on Afro-Mexican history that will be distributed to local schools.
COMMITTEE:
Dr. George Reid Andrews (Advisor), Dr. Lara Putnam (Advisor), Dr. Michel Gobat, and Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez
FIELDS
Latin American History
Power and Inequality
Race and Gender
AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Humanities Engage: Immersive Dissertation Research Fellowship 2021-2022
Social Science Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2020-2021
History Department Summer Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2019
CLAS Tinker Summer Field Research Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2017 (Declined)
Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2015-2016
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
HIST-0100-Western Civilization 1, Spring 2020
Led by Bernard Hagerty
HIST-1109-France, Spain, and Italy in the 20th Century, Fall 2019
Led by Bernard Hagerty
HIST-0187-World War II Europe, Spring 2017
Led by Leslie Hammond
HIST-0187-World War II Europe, Fall 2016
Led by Leslie Hammond