Axel Perez Trujillo

Axel Perez Trujillo (2018)

Degree

PhD, Spanish & Latin American Studies

Thesis title or Research Area

The Wide and Silent Land: Environmental Imaginaries of the Plains in Latin American Literature

Axel's research focuses on the environmental imaginaries of plains biomes in Latin American literature, drawing from ecocriticism and digital humanities. His dissertation emphasizes the role of the plains beyond national boundaries, as well as reveals the dominant images of these biodiverse regions in canonical literary texts.