Kristina Escondo, Experts Bureau, Associate Professor of Spanish

Kristina Escondo

Kristina Escondo is currently an associate professor of Spanish. Her research explores the relationship between Latin America and Asia with a focus on Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In particular, she is interested in questions of women in militant/military roles in anti-colonial revolutions, coloniality of power, decolonializing methodologies, border identities, and transoceanic approaches to Latin America.

Areas Of Expertise

  • Revolution and anti-coloniality
  • Race and Ethnic Studies
  • Filipino literatures and cultures
  • Latin-America-Asia (Transoceanic) Studies
  • Caribbean literatures and cultures
  • Coloniality of power

Contact Jenny Hill to arrange an interview: jhill@otterbein.edu, 614-370-3221.