Nadina Olmedo
Associate Professor
Program Director
Full-Time Faculty
Biography
Prof. Olmedo general area of expertise is Latin American Literary and Cultural Studies. Her research interests focus on Gothic Literature, Women and Gender Studies, and Emergent Horror Cinemas. She teaches courses in language and culture and also literature and film, such as: Feminist Theory and Feminist Discourse, The Revenge of the Monsters and Conflicts and Confluences in the Spanish speaking world. She is the curator of the Latin Horror Film Festival at USF.
Expertise
- Latin American Literary and Cultural Studies
Research Areas
- Gothic Literature
- Women and Gender Studies
- Emergent Horror Cinemas in the Hispanic World
Appointments
- Associate Editor of Polifonia, Revista de Estudios Hispanicos
- Executive Board Member AEGS: Asociacion de Estudios de Genero y Sexualidades
Education
- PhD, Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky
- BA, Profesorado en Letras, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia (Argentina)
Prior Experience
- Professor, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, the University of Kentucky and Campbellsville University