Dr. Yamile Silva Earns International Award

Dr. Yamile Silva, Chair of the Department of Languages and Cultures and Director of Latin American and Latinx Studies, has been selected as winner for the best scholarly Collaborative Project by the international professional organization GEMELA, Grupo de Estudios de la Mujer en España y las Américas pre-1800, for her co-edited dossier “‘Yo llana estoy’: Jerarquías, transgresiones y despliegues de género en América hispana colonial (1492-1898),” published at Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades 48.1. (2022).

This dossier was co-edited with Dr. Ana María Díaz Burgos, Oberlin College, and consisted of an introduction, five essays and two academic interviews for a total of 50,000 words. In the announcement, the jurors recognized the outstanding scholarship of this coedited dossier. The awards ceremony will be held in Puebla, Mexico, in September 2024.