Graduate Student
Ella, she/her
antoalva@umich.edu
Office Information:
3009 MLB
hours: Monday and Tuesday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Romance Languages & Literatures;
Spanish
Education/Degree:
B.A. in World Literature (Universidad de los Andes, Chile)
B.A. in Secondary Education, Language Arts (Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile)
M.A. in Spanish, University of Oklahoma
About
I’m a PhD student and Graduate Student Instructor at the University of Michigan’s Romance Languages and Literatures Department.
My research focuses on Latin American cultural production surrounding illness and disabilities. I am interested in cultural production and discourse that challenges the absolute medical authority over patients' lived experiences. By shedding light on the limitations of medical research and practice in capturing the complexities of illness and disability, I aim to illuminate the ways in which Latin American disabled and sick individuals have historically challenged medical discourse than negates their experience beyond normative frameworks.
Research Interests:
- Latin American literature and culture
- Science, Technology and Society Studies
- Disability Studies
- Medical Humanities
Teaching:
F24 - SPANISH 101
W25 - SPANISH 101
