Biography
I work at the intersections of language, creativity and community engagement with migrant and minoritised communities in the UK, in particular with the Latin American communities in London and Scotland.
My interdisciplinary work with the Latin American migrant communities, largely builds on my academic experience in Latin American cultural studies, visual cultures and gender studies.
My research involves community planning, community engagement and community development, having co- delivered several projects and research outputs, including a report for Southwark Council assessing the needs and challenges faced by the Latin American communities in the borough.
In 2022, I joined the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in Spanish. Previously, I lectured at the universities of St Andrews, Stirling, and the Open University in Scotland.
This website is primarily dedicated to my work on community engagement, although I work and have published on several topics related to Latin American Studies, including cinema and literature. I have not abandoned those topics, they have taken new forms.
The lived experience and the research:
Auto-historia teoría in a Spoken Word piece: https://vimeo.com/694615484
*Auto-historia theory is an approach developed primarily by writer and scholar Gloria Anzaldúa that blends autobiography, critical theory, and creative writing.
Dr María Soledad Montañez 