Natalia Camacho


Natalia Camacho
  • Contemporary Latin America
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Spanish & Portuguese

Contact Info

Wescoe Hall 2642
Lawrence
Lawrence, KS

Biography

Natalia Camacho is a lecturer in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Spanish, as well as a B.A. in Modern Languages. Her current research explores power representations and identities in and through music & literature, with emphasis in contemporary Latin American and transnational narratives examined through the lens of gender identities and subjectivities. She explores cultural productions &​ Identity with a particular interest in women and gender studies, social agency and Intersectionality​.

Education

Ph.D. in Spanish, University of Kansas, 2024

Research

Research interests:

  • 20th & 21st Century Latin American Literatures Music and Film
  • Cultural Productions Identity & Intersectionality
  • Women & Gender Studies
  • Colombian - Latin American & transnational Cultural Productions​
  • Popular culture & Agency
  • Postcolonialism

Awards & Honors

2020      George Woodyard Fellowship, Spanish & Portuguese Department, University of Kansas.

2021      Robert Granberg Award for Excellence in Teaching, Spanish & Portuguese Department, University of Kansas.