Paola Uparela, PhD
Assistant Professor, Colonial Latin American Studies.
Background
Ph.D. in Spanish, University of Notre Dame (2015-2019). 2020 Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Award in Humanities
Areas of Interest/Research
My areas of specialization include Early Modern, colonial, and transatlantic cultural studies; Latin American and Spanish literature; the history of medicine, art, and science; gender and sexuality studies; visual and material culture; medical humanities; Indigenous studies; and biopolitics.
Contact Information
Email: puparela@ufl.edu
Office: 384 Grinter Hall – Center for Latin American Studies
Affiliate Appointments:
- Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida.
- Department of Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research, University of Florida.
- Center for European Studies, University of Florida.
External Appointments:
- 2024-2029. Executive committee member, Renaissance and Early Modern forum, Modern Languages Association – MLA.
- 2025-2030. Executive committee member, Colonial Section, Latin America Studies Association – LASA.
- 2024-present. Executive committee member, Societas Lascasiana (founding member).