Katherine Tilghman

BA in Spanish, Indiana University-Bloomington

Katherine is PhD candidate in the Hispanic Studies program with a graduate certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her research focuses on representations of kinship, community, and care in contemporary novels written by Mexican and Argentine women, and how these representations dialogue with issues raised by contemporary Latin American feminisms. In her free time, she enjoys reading, discovering new restaurants, exploring the beautiful parks of St. Louis, and catching movies at local theaters.