ABOUT Prof. Dr. Angharad N. Valdivia, PhD. (Chile)

Professor Valdivia's research (Communications, Media Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, Interpretive Criticism, Gender and Women's Studies) combines the areas of gender and feminist studies with ethnic studies. Current research projects include hybridity theory as it applies to Latina/o Studies, ambiguity as a strategy of ethnic representation, and differentiation within Latinidad. She is working on a book length manuscript entitled "The Gender of Latinidad" and several other projects. She is the author of A Latina in the Land of Hollywood (Arizona, 2000) and the editor of The Media Studies Companion (Blackwell, 2003); Feminism, Multiculturalism, and the Media: Global Diversities (Sage, 1995); the communication and culture section of the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women (2000) and co-editor of Geographies of Latinidad (Duke, 2006). Professor Valdivia is an affiliate faculty member with Women and Gender in a Global Perspective and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.