Comparative Literature
Mariajose Rodriguez-Pliego
Research Interests
critical Latinx Indigeneities, transnational Indigenous studies, Latinx literary and cultural studies, 20th and 21st-century Latin American literature, critical race and ethnic studies, ecocriticism
Biography
Mariajose's dissertation, "Foundational Futures: Nation, Migration and Environment in the Literatures of Abiayala," studies the idea of the nation through the vantage point of Indigenous and Latinx narratives spanning from the twentieth century to the present. With the contemporary context of border violence and citizenship restrictions in mind, she turns to Indigenous and Latinx authors from the early twentieth century onwards to trace a tradition of oral and written narratives that teach us alternative forms of land ownership and belonging.
Education:
B.A. in Economics and English, Wellesley College, 2016
Languages:
English, Spanish, Modern Huastecan Nahuatl, Classical Nahuatl (reading proficiency), Portuguese (reading proficiency)