University of Wisconsin - Madison
Biography Levi Cross is a PhD Candidate of Portuguese and Spanish studying contemporary Brazilian literature and culture. His dissertation (“Eco-crip Worldmaking in Contemporary Brazilian Speculative Fiction”) investigates the relationship between identity (sexuality and disability) and environment in novels of contemporary Brazilian speculative fiction. He is currently a Teaching Assistant for Portuguese 301: Intensive Portuguese and …
Biography Reagan Crouse earned his BA in K-12 Spanish Education from Millikin University in 2025, with endorsements in English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education. He is currently pursuing an MA in Spanish Literature. His research interests include the cultural and literary responses to Spain’s imperial decline, with a focus on the Generación del …
Biography Jamie is a PhD Candidate in Latin American Literatures and Cultures. His research focuses on social environmental issues in the Andes and Amazon and how narratives of symbioses between humans and nonhumans can teach us to relearn a capacity for awareness towards our more than human world that often disappears in the rhythms of …
Biography Jan Díaz Hernández is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Spanish with a concentration in Literature. She completed her BA at the College of Idaho, where she majored in Spanish, International Political Economy, and Marketing & Digital Media, with minor in Natural Sciences and a specialization in Latin American Studies. Jan also holds a …
Biography Karol is an MA student with a concentration in Brazilian literatures and cultures. She holds a teaching degree in Portuguese and English from Brazil and a master’s degree in Portuguese Language and Linguistics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). She also has academic and professional experience in Public Management and …
Biography Santiago previously studied at the University of Jujuy, Argentina. His interests include Cervantes, narrative theory, aesthetics, and the history of ideas. He is now doing his MA in Spanish Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Biography Roberto started his academic journey studying Social Work in the Universidad de Huelva and in the Universitat de Barcelona. After working on several city projects with the UHU and the Govern de Catalunya, his passion in social justice and literature led him to continue his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned …
Biography Pedro de Jesús Gonzales Durán is a second-year PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a BA and a MA from La Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Hispanic Literature. His research and interest focus on Latin American theater and performance. Currently, he is studying the relation between postmodernism, decolonization, and performance …
Biography Michele Haeberlin graduated with her Bachelor’s in Spanish, English, and Movement Studies from Lawrence University. She obtained her Masters degree in Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research is in Gender and Women’s Studies within the Latin American sphere, specifically gender violence and femicides in Central America.