Paola S. Hernández
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Kansas
Professor Hernández’s teaching and research focus on contemporary
Latin American theatre and performance. Her areas of interest include globalization
theories, memory studies, issues of identity, and reception theory. She
has published articles on the role of memory, trauma, and reconciliation
in the postdictatorial theatre of Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. Her current
manuscript examines the effects of the cultural and economic globalization
of the past thirty years on Southern Cone theatre.
