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Kelly Ferguson

Education

Ph.D., Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky, July 2023
Certificates: Gender and Women’s Studies; Social Theory

Dissertation “Truth in Horror: Cinematic Representations of Social Violence in Spain, Latin America, and the Latinx US” Committee: Dierdra Reber (advisor), Matt Losada, Carmen Moreno-Nuño, Ana Rueda, Tad Mutersbaugh (Geography)

M.A. Spanish, Bowling Green State University, 2014

Research and Teaching Areas

• 20th- and 21st-century Spanish, Latin American, Latinx, and U.S. cultural production
• Film and media studies
• Feminist and gender theory
• Social Theory
• Cultural and critical theory

Selected Publications

Articles

• “The Politics of Diversity, Inclusion, and Colorblindness in Coco (2017).” (in progress)
• “Art-Dread and Sublime Aesthetics in Jayro Bustamante’s Ixcanul (2016), Temblores (2019), and La Llorona (2019).” (in progress)

Published Interviews

• “Creating a Power Map: An Interview with Karma Chávez” disClosure: a journal of social theory, vol. 30, 2022
• “Studying Other Species: Understanding the Webs of Living” disClosure: a journal of social theory, vol. 30, 2022

Conference Talks

• “Negotiating Double Binds and Double Consciousness in Beneath Us (2010).” Latina/o Studies Association Conference, South Bend IN, July 2022
• "Intergenerational Female Violence in La Llorona (2019)." Latin American Studies Association, Virtual Conference, May 2022
• “Grim Virtual Realities in Sleep Dealer (2008) and Culture Shock (2019).” Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Virtual Conference, March 2022
• “A Picture Says One Thousand Words.” Kentucky World Language Association, Virtual Conference, September 2021
• “The Politics of Diversity, Inclusion, and Colorblindness in Coco (2017).” Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Virtual Conference, March 2021

Invited Talks and Lectures

Guest Lecture: “Understanding Latinidad and Cultural Productions in the U.S. South.” Undergraduate seminar of Professor Arcelia Gutiérrez: Spanish 474, “Latinx in Media & Popular Culture.” University of Kentucky, April 2021

Honors and Awards

• Association of Emeriti Faculty Endowed Fellowship, 2022
• Outstanding Service to the Department Award, 2022
• Three Minute Thesis Dissertation Defense (3MT) People’s Choice Award, 2021
• College of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Assistant, 2021
• McCrary Award Outstanding Second-Year Graduate Student, 2020
• Hispanic Studies Award for Second-Year Teaching Assistant, 2020
• Hispanic Studies Summer Travel Grant, 2019

Memberships

• Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cine Españoles Siglo XXI (ALCESXXI)
• Feministas Unidas
• Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
• Latina/o Studies Association (LSA)
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS; Latinx and Horror Studies)

Languages

• Native fluency in English
• Near-native fluency in Spanish
• Reading knowledge in French