Lorena V. Mosquera


Lorena Mosquera

Contact Info

Wescoe Hall, room 2022

Biography

Graduate certificate student

Lorena V. Mosquera is a Ph.D. student in the department of Spanish and Portuguese. She received an M.A. in Hispanic studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a B.A. in Spanish and literature from the University of Cauca. She also completed graduate courses in literature and culture at Caro & Cuervo institute. Her research interests are contemporary Latin American culture and literature, focused on historic and collective memory, violence and identity representations.  

Education

M.A. in Hispanic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NM
B.A. in Spanish & Literature, University of Cauca, Popayán, Colombia

Research

Research interests:

  • Collective memory, post-memory and identity
  • Cultural representations of violence and conflict between 20th and 21st centuries in Latin America
  • Urban and social configuration
  • Dystopia and history in urban spaces

Teaching

Teaching interests:

  • Latin American literature and culture
  • Cultural representations of conflict
  • Social movements in Latin American history
  • Language and social constructions

Awards & Honors

Alva V. Ebersole Award for Outstanding Scholarly Paper, University of Kansas, 2023