Rebecca M Stephanis

Professor Stephanis received her Ph.D. in Latin American Literature and Cultures from Princeton University in 2008. She also holds a Masters in Education from Stanford University, and a Masters in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. She did her undergraduate work in Diplomacy and World Affairs, Russian, and Economics and Occidental College. Her current research interests include issues of Nation-building, particularly in Argentina, and how this process is reflected in the photographic image as well as film. She also is interested in contemporary Latin American film. Currently Dr. Stephanis is researching literature and film of the Amazon Rainforest.