Her primary areas of specialization are contemporary Latin American literature and cultural studies, with particular interests in 20th and 21st century Southern Cone literature and film through the lens of literary and critical theory. She also has expertise in film studies since her research examines auteur theory and documentary film and she regularly teaches upper-level courses on Latin American cinema. Her current research focuses primarily on the relationship between aesthetics and politics in post-coup and post-dictatorship Chile. In her scholarship, she mainly addresses the question: how can forms of artistic representation challenge official discourses on historical memory in the post-dictatorship? Her current book project focuses on representation, responsibility, and self-critique in artistic productions arising from the aftermath of the 1973 military coup d’état in Chile. She has co-authored entries on “History of Chilean Cinema” and “Biography on Raúl Ruiz” in “The Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film.” Her forthcoming articles explore how formal disruptions in literary genres and cinematic modes challenge traditional categories of political thought in Latin America. Her research on Raúl Ruiz’s oeuvre has recently taken the form of a co-edited book project with University of Vermont professor Ignacio López-Vicuña, titled “The Films of Raúl Ruiz: Transatlantic Connections and Postcolonial Interventions.”