Dr Erika Teichert
BA, MPhil, PhD
Expertise
I work on modern and contemporary art and visual culture from Latin America. My work explores the intersection between cultural production, human rights discourses and activist politics.
Current positions
Lecturer in Latin American Studies (Spanish)
Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Contact
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Biography
I hold a BA in History of Art from University College London (2014), and an MPhil (2017) and PhD (2022) in Latin American Studies from the University of Cambridge.
Research interests
I am a scholar of visual culture and politics in Latin America. My recent research specialises in the intersection between visual culture and activist politics in contemporary Argentina. I have focused on how activists use photography as a form of activism in order to both interpret legal frameworks and advance legislation. Even though I have a special interest in photography, I research and publish on other artistic forms and their relation to politics, including film, theatre and art. My present research investigates cultural responses to environmental concerns and the current climate crisis.
I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in the study of Latin America.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
From the Personal to the Planetary: Interaction, Activism and Futures
Role
Collaborator
Description
The Brigstow Institute and Cabot Institute for the Environment’s new Personal to the Planetary (P2P) Community Fellowships bring together talented environmental actors, drawn from researchers, community groups, the voluntary sector,…Managing organisational unit
Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American StudiesDates
01/06/2024 to 31/03/2025
Publications
Recent publications
01/10/2024Constructive play, avant-garde art and the utopian imagination in Latin America
Playthings and Playtimes
The Faces of Mining
The time it takes: A reflection on academia and activism
Feminism as Celebration: Photography and Abortion Activism in Argentina
MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture
Horizontalism and Historicity in Argentina: Cultural Dialogues of the Post-Crisis Era by Brigid Lynch (2021)
Bulletin of Hispanic Studies