About

Santiago Navarrete Astorquiza is a scholar whose research explores the relationship between economy and culture, focusing on gender representations in early 20th-century South American literature. Having earned his Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of Notre Dame under the guidance of Professor Ben Heller, Santiago's dissertation delved into the intersection of extractivism, gender studies, and environmental discourse in the Andean Region. He has forthcoming publications that include an article titled "Refinadas seducciones: la función extractiva de la ternura en Doña Bárbara (1929), de Rómulo Gallegos" and an analysis of Pablo Neruda's poem "Alturas de Macchu Picchu" in dialogue with the concept of Environmental Violence.

 

PhD Year
2023