Brenda Werth

Assistant Professor of Spanish
PhD, Rutgers University
MA, New York University
BA, University of Minnesota

Asbury 230
202-885-1449
werth@american.edu

Research Interests

Professor Werth specializes in contemporary Latin American Theatre and Southern Cone Studies. Her areas of interest include postdictatorial literary and cultural production (in particular, theatre and film), memory studies, performance and reception theory. She has published articles on unresolved mourning, the legacy of national icons, and the relationship between metadrama and media in contemporary Argentine theatre. She is currently working on a book project based on her dissertation entitled Dramatic Interventions: Performance and Memory Politics in Contemporary Argentine Theatre. In addition to Spanish language, Professor Werth teaches special topics courses on diverse aspects of the Southern Cone, including Postdictatorial Literature, Icons and Identity, and Human Rights.

Curriculum Vitae