Isabel Martín Sánchez is an ABD (All But Dissertation) in the Spanish and Portuguese Department, pursuing a PhD in Spanish Literature with a minor certificate in Visual Studies. Born in Madrid, Spain, she studied communication and international relationships before moving to the USA. Her research focuses on the performativity of the border region between the USA and Mexico and the dynamics of power, violence, migration, and artivism. In addition to her academic work, Isabel is passionate about theater. She has acted in various university productions and has been a member of Décimo Piso, the Hispanic theater group at UW-Madison.
Studying: Migration, Performance, Theater, and Visual Culture
Faculty Advisor: Paola Hernández
Publications:
- “Teaching Lost Children Archive in Wisconsin: A Guide for Educators. 2023–2024 Great World Texts Program. UW-Madison Center for the Humanities. Educators’ Guidebook.
- “Violeta Luna: Dramaturgia sonora y performatividad de la desaparición en Requiem#3.” Latin American Theatre Review 56.1 (Fall 2022): 63-84. Article.“La identidad del escritor: Borges a través de los ojos de Cortázar.” El Cid: The Citadel (Summer 2017):Ii-Ixiii. Article.
- “El reloj no marca las doce.” El Cid: The Citadel XXVI (Summer 2016): xvii-xxiii. Short story.
- “De la idea al mito: La importancia de crear símbolos para una revolución.” El Cid: The Citadel XXVI (2016): xxxviii-lv. Article.
- “Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez. Identity in Latin American and Latina Literature: The Struggle to Self-Define in a Global Era Where Space, Capitalism, and Power Rule.” Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature 70.1 (Spring 2016): 115-16. Book Review.
- “Leila Gómez, Asunción Horno-Delgado, Mary K. Long, y Núria Silleras-Fernández, eds. Teaching Gender through Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Texts and Cultures.” Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature 69.2 (Fall 2015): 270-72. Book Review.