Professor Deborah Martin

Academic position: Professor of Latin American Film and Culture

Department: Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (SELCS-CMII)

Telephone number: 0207 679 3107

URL: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-languages-culture/people/deborah-martin

Biography:

I am a Latin American film studies scholar and have published 3 monographs and a co-edited collection on topics including Latin American women’s filmmaking, and the child in Latin American film. I am currently researching the role of film and visual culture in Latin American environmental justice activism, including films about water poisoning in Mexico and indigenous defense of the Ecuadorean Amazon, and the work of artist Carolina Caycedo on the defense of Colombia’s Magdalena River from mega-dams.

Research Projects:

Latin American Eco-Cinema (film festival: screenings and discussion) 21 September 2021 (Organiser)

Teaching:

Modules taught at UCL directly engaging with aspects of the Anthropocene (please specify module codes, urls, & if the course is currently being offered or if it was taught in the past).

CMII0152: Ecology, Environment and Contemporary Culture (with Dr Emily Baker) – Currently offered (2022-23, T2)