Education
| June 2023 | Ph.D. in Hispanic & Lusophone Literatures and Cultures University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies Dissertation: “Between the Erasure of Violence and the Political Force of Collective Mourning: Artistic Interpretations of Mexico’s War on Drugs” (Originally in Spanish) Committee: Ana Forcinito (advisor), Raúl Marrero-Fente, Ana Paula Ferreira, Barbara Frey and Sophia Beal |
| June 2019 | M.A. in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies |
| December 2015 | B.A. in Hispanic Literature & Linguistics (Summa Cum Laude) Tecnológico de Monterrey, Department of Hispanic Literature and Linguistics |
Publications
| 2023 | Refereed Journal Articles Salazar Pozos, Olga. “To Unearth the Truth: Affective and Testimonial Spaces in To See You Again by Carolina Corral.” A contracorriente: una revista de estudios latinoamericanos, vol. 21, no. 1, 105-131. (In Spanish) |
| 2023 | Salazar Pozos, Olga, James Ramsburg, and Yoko Hama. “’A Piece of My Heart Left with Him’: The Use of Metaphors in Press Reports About Disappearances in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.” Hispania, vol. 106, no. 4, 627-642. (In Spanish) |
| 2021 | Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Armed to the Teeth: An Intolerable Image of Impunity in Mexico.” Arizona Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 25, pp. 66-85. (In Spanish) |
| 2014 | Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Representations of the Jewish in the Spanish Literature of the XII-XIII Centuries.” Lepisma: Creación y crítica literaria, vol. 1, pp. 64–70. (In Spanish) |
2020 | Book Chapter Salazar Pozos, Olga and María Ignacia Terra. “Disappearances in Mexico: Press Report Database to Support the National Search System.” Javier Yankelevich (Ed.), Manual de capacitación para la búsqueda de personas – Tomo 1: La voz de la academia, USAID, pp. 111–120. (Originally in Spanish) |
| 2023 | Review Essay Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Approaching the Disappearances in Mexico Through Impact Documentary Films.” Latin American Research Review, vol. 8, no. 4, 927–936. (In Spanish) |
2016 | Conference Proceedings Salazar Pozos, Olga. “The Linguistic Interference of English in the Written Spanish of High School Students.” Volumen Monográfico del XXX Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas, Editorial de la Universidad de Cantabria. (In Spanish) |
2021 | Documentary Film Review Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Film Review: Until We Find Them.” Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. (Web-based publication) |
2014 | Book Reviews Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Alberto Ruy Sánchez, Una introducción a Octavio Paz.” Criticismo: Revista de Crítica. vol. 11, July – September 2014. (In Spanish) |
| 2013 | Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Emiliano Monge, El cielo árido.” Criticismo: Revista de Crítica. vol. 7, July – September 2013. (In Spanish) |
2021 | Other Publications Contributing Editor, “Press Reporting on Disappearances in Mexico”. Observatory on Disappearances and Impunity in Mexico (Web-based publication) |
| 2014 | Salazar Pozos, Olga. “Carl Jung’s Structure of the Psyche in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens”. Metamorfosis: nueva época. Revista semestral de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras – Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. vol. 40, January – July 2014. (In Spanish) |
Conference Activities
| 2022 | Conference Presentations “To Unearth the Truth: Affective and Testimonial Spaces in To See You Again by Carolina Corral.” Calambur: 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, October 07. |
| 2022 | “Cuerpos dolientes: violencias y duelo colectivo en Antígona González”. Latin American Studies Association, May 5 – 8. |
| 2022 | “Desenterrar la verdad: espacios afectivos y denunciantes en Volverte a ver”. XXVII Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea, Department of Languages and Linguistics, University of Texas at El Paso, March 3 – 5. |
| 2021 | Salazar Pozos, Olga, James Ramsburg & Yoko Hama. “’Se fue una parte de mi corazón con él’: El uso de la metáfora en artículos de prensa sobre desapariciones en Nuevo León, México”. Linguistic Association of the Southwest, September 23 – 25. |
| 2021 | “El papel de la prensa mexicana en la búsqueda por demandar justicia y reparación para los desaparecidos en México”. Latin American Studies Association, May 26 – 29. |
| 2021 | “The Presence of Absence: Disappearances in Mexico as Represented by the Press and Documentary Cinema”. 31st Annual Sociology Research Institute Conference, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, April 23. |
| 2021 | Salazar Pozos, Olga, James Ramsburg & Yoko Hama. “Creating a Narrative: Media Representations of Enforced Disappearances in Nuevo Leon, Mexico”. 10th Annual Hispanic & Lusophone Linguistics Conference, Arizona State University, Mar. 19-20. |
| 2021 | Salazar Pozos, Olga, James Ramsburg & Yoko Hama. “Disappeared in Person and in Press: Linguistic Ambiguity in the Reporting of Enforced Disappearances in Nuevo León, México”. 24th Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, March 12 – 13. |
| 2021 | “Hasta los dientes: An Intolerable Image of Impunity in Mexico”. Cultural Constructions Conference: Resilience and Reinvention, Department of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington, March 4 – 5. |
| 2020 | “Dolerse y Con/dolerse: una reescritura literaria de la necropolítica en México”. XXV Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea, Department of Languages and Linguistics, University of Texas at El Paso, March 5 – 7. |
| 2019 | “Biopoder y prácticas necropolíticas en Cartucho de Nellie Campobello”. Tabú: 6th Annual International Graduate Conference, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, March 29 – 30. |
| 2018 | “La construcción y destrucción de la identidad en Morirse de Memoria de Emiliano Monge”. Horror Vacui: 5th Annual International Graduate Conference, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, March 30 – 31. |
| 2017 | “Ironía de Kierkegaard en El Pozo de Juan Carlos Onetti”. VI Congreso Internacional: Mujeres, Literatura y Arte, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, April. |
| 2016 | “El bandido, el Estado y el ciudadano en Los bandidos de Río Frío de Manuel Payno, Astucia de Luis G. Inclán, y El Zarco de Ignacio M. Altamirano”. 46º Congreso de Investigación y Desarrollo, Tecnológico de Monterrey, February. |
| 2015 | “La interferencia lingüística del inglés en el español escrito de estudiantes de segundo semestre de preparatoria”. XXX Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas, Centro Universitario CIESE-Comillas, Cantabria, España, Oct. |
| 2015 | “La psique femenina en Orgullo y prejuicio de Jane Austen y Grandes esperanzas de Charles Dickens”. IV Congreso Internacional: Mujeres, Literatura y Arte, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, April. |
| 2015 | “Feminismo y poder en Chicano de Richard Vázquez”. IV Congreso Internacional: Mujeres, Literatura y Arte, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, April. |
| 2015 | “La figura del judío en la literatura española de los siglos XII-XIII”. XIII Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Lingüística y Literatura de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, March. |
| 2013 | “Propuesta de la estructura de la psique de C. Jung en Orgullo y prejuicio de Jane Austen y Grandes Esperanzas de Charles Dickens”. I Encuentro Nacional de Escritores Jóvenes Jesús Gardea de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, September 12 – 15. |
| 2012 | “Más allá de la memoria”. IV Encuentro Nacional de Escritores Jóvenes de CONARTE, October. |
| 2022 | Discussant “Until We Find Them: Screening and Discussion” presented by Dir. Hunter Johnson, protagonist Darwin Franco, Alejandra Takahira, and Olga Salazar Pozos. In Calambur: 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference, University of Minnesota, October 07. |
2021 | “Until We Find Them: Screening and Discussion” presented by Dir. Hunter Johnson and protagonists Dalia Souza and Darwin Franco. In Search of Truth and Accountability: Press Reporting on Disappearances in Mexico. The Human Rights Program, University of Minnesota, April 22 and 27 |
| 2021 | “Jamaica y Tamarindo: Afro Tradition in the Heart of Mexico: Screening and Discussion” presented by Dir. Ebony Marie Bailey, Professor Osiris Gómez and Ariel Arjona. Spanish & Portuguese Department, University of Minnesota, March 31. |
Invited Talks
| 2024 | “Engaged Scholarship,” University of Minnesota, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change – Advanced Course on Scholarship and Public Responsibility, February 09. |
| 2023 | “Understanding the Academic Job Market,” University of Minnesota, Spanish and Portuguese Studies Department, December 06. |
| 2019 | “Introduction to the Observatory on Disappearances and Impunity in Mexico”, Regional Economy Seminar, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México, August 26. |
| 2019 | “Resultados preliminares: cobertura de la prensa mexicana en el tema de las desapariciones en México (2010 – 2018)”, FLACSO México, April 05. |
Campus or Departmental Talks
| 2021 | “Análisis discursivo de la ambigüedad lingüística en los reportajes de prensa sobre desapariciones forzadas en Nuevo León, México”, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Linguistics Association, University of Minnesota, February 26. |
| 2019 | “Preliminary Findings on the Topic of Representation of Disappearances in Mexican Press Reports”, Human Rights Program, University of Minnesota, August 30. |
| 2019 | “Dolerse y Con/dolerse: una reescritura literaria de la necropolítica en México”, Spanish and Portuguese Research Group, University of Minnesota, April 05. |
| 2018 | Carrillo Cabello, Adolfo, Frances Matos and Olga Salazar Pozos. “Blended learning and online coaching: Investigating differences of instructional interventions in the self-assessment of fluency and class participation.” CARLA Presentation Series, Sept. 20. |
Teaching Experience
| Winter 2024 | Assistant Profesor – DePaul University SPN 202: Advanced Composition and Communication SPN 379/479: Beyond Human Migration |
| Fall 2023 | SPN 201: Advanced Grammar and Communication SPN 106: Intermediate Spanish III |
2022 | Graduate Instructor – University of Minnesota Spanish 1044: Intermediate Medical Spanish (Fall semester) |
| 2021 | Spanish 3920: Memory & Amnesia in Latin American Literary Discourses (Fall semester) Spanish 3512: Modern Latin America (Spring semester) |
| 2020 | Spanish 3606: Human Rights Issues in the Americas (Spring semester, Teaching Assistant) |
| 2020 & 2019 | Spanish 3015W: Composition & Communication |
| 2019 & 2018 | Spanish 1003: Intermediate Level |
| 2018 & 2017 | Spanish 1022: Alternative Second-Semester Spanish (Low-Intermediate Level) |
Summer 2017 | High School Instructor: Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Eugenio Garza Lagüera and Campus Valle Alto Contemporary History and Politics in Africa, Europe, Middle East and North America (Study abroad in France, Spain and Germany) Spanish: Intermediate Level (Study abroad in Madrid, Spain) |
| 2017 & 2016 | Spanish Language, Art, and Literature Spanish Language, Art, and Culture Coordinator of the Student Club: Literature, Art, and Culture Research Group |
| Fall 2016 | Conflict and Reconstruction in the Twentieth Century Research Methodology, International Baccalaureate |
| Spring 2016 | Contemporary Mexican History and Politics Liberalism and the Expansion of the Industrial Society |
Research Assistantships
Summer 2022 & 2021 | Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation – University of Minnesota Translation of Medical Surveys of the Americas”: 500 hours of translation |
Summer 2021 | Human Rights Program, Institute of Global Studies – University of Minnesota “Testimonies of Hope”: 120 hours of developing and implementing an artistic workshop |
| Summer 2019 | “Mexican Journalists’ Perspectives on the Representation of Disappearances in Mexican Press Reports”: 260 hours of conducting interviews, transcriptions, coding, and analysis of interviews with Mexican reporters |
| Summer 2020 | Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota “Readings on Medical Humanities”: 120 hours of reading, research, and translation |
| Winter 2019 | “Literature Review of Writers of Central America and the Southern Cone”: 120 hours |
Summer 2018 | Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition – University of Minnesota “Blended Learning and Online Coaching”: 260 hours of transcriptions, coding and analysis of 57 interviews |
Summer 2014 | Academia Mexicana de la Ciencias (Mexican Academy of Sciences) “Literature Review of Mexican Writers of the 19th Century”: 200 hours |
Awards, Fellowships and Grants
2021 | Awards Graduate Student Teaching Award for Upper Division Instruction Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota |
| 2012 | Mexican National Contest: Undergraduate Critical Essay Consejo para la Cultura y las Artes de Nuevo León, México |
2022 | Fellowships SPPT GAGE Summer International Travel Fellowship Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota |
| 2021 | Human Rights Lab Fellowship, Human Rights Center – University of Minnesota |
| 2021 & 2020 | Summer Research Fellowship Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota |
| Summer 2020 | Interdisciplinary Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship College of Liberal Arts – University of Minnesota |
| 2023 | Grants Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Liberal Arts Pedagogies Grant Center for Educational Innovation, and Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – University of Minnesota |
| 2021, 2020 & 2019 | Conference Travel Grant Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota |
| 2021 & 2020 | Professional Development Grant Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota |
Departmental and University Service
| 2024 | Department of Modern Languages – DePaul University Scholarship Committee |
| 2024 – 2023 | Poesía en abril Committee |
Present – 2022 | Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies – University of Minnesota Assistant Editor of Hispanic Issues |
| 2021 | Member of the Medical Spanish Certificate Committee |
| 2020 | Member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee |
| 2020 – 2019 | Graduate Student Representative of Literature and Culture Track, Department Meetings |
| 2019 | Graduate Student Representative of a Faculty Search Committee |
2022 – 2021 | Student Union – University of Minnesota Chair of the Spanish and Portuguese Research Group |
| 2022 – 2021 | Committee member of Necropolitics in the Anthropocene: 9th Annual International Graduate Conference |
| 2020 – 2017 | Committee member of the Spanish and Portuguese Research Group |
| Fall 2019 | Committee member of Dualities: 7th Annual International Graduate Conference |
| 2019 – 2018 | Chair of Tabú: 6th Annual International Graduate Conference |
| 2018 – 2017 | Committee member of Horror Vacui: 5th Annual International Graduate Conference |
2021 – 2019 | Center of Holocaust & Genocide Studies Member of the Mass Violence & Human Rights Interdisciplinary Graduate Group |
Extra Training
| Fall 2022 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Equity and Diversity Certificate Program, University of Minnesota – Course 1: Removing Barriers and Creating Access – Course 2: Religious and Spiritual Identities – Course 3: Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Oppression – Course 4: Addressing Implicit Bias and Microaggressions – Course 5: Race, Racism, and White Supremacy – Course 6: Challenging Classism – Course 7: 2SLGBTQIA+ Identities and Communities – Course 8: Navigating Challenging Conversations – Course 9: My Role in Equity and Diversity Work – Course 10: Ableism and Disability Justice |
| Fall 2022 | Teaching and Learning in a Predominantly White Institution, University of Minnesota – Course 1: Teaching and Learning in a Predominantly White Institution – Course 2: Creating Climates of Inclusion and Belonging – Course 3: Towards Equitable Pedagogical Practices – Course 4: Diversifying Curricula and Course Content |
| Fall 2022 | Digital Accessibility: Foundations, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota |
| Summer 2020 | Pedagogy Transitioning to Teaching Language Online, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition |
| Summer 2018 | Blended Learning and Online Coaching for Introductory-level Spanish |
| Spring 2021 | Medical Humanities Medical Spanish Training, University of Minnesota |
| Winter 2019 | Readings on Medical Humanities, University of Minnesota |
| Summer 2021 | Social Justice & Research Activism through Contemporary Mexican Documentary Films, DocsMx |
| Spring 2019 | Academy of Latin American Decolonial Epistemologies and Feminisms |
| Summer 2014 | Workshop on Journalism and Reporting on Press, El Norte |
Nonacademic Work
| 2014 | Cultural Reporter at El Norte (Newspaper), Monterrey, México |
Languages
| Native | Spanish |
| Fluent | English |
| Intermediate | Portuguese |
Professional Memberships of Affiliations
| Present – 2019 | Latin American Studies Association |
| Present | Northeast Modern Language Association |
| 2021 | Linguistic Association of the Southwest |
| 2021 – 2019 | Mass Violence & Human Rights Interdisciplinary Graduate Group Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies – University of Minnesota |
| 2021 – 2018 | Research member of the Observatory on Disappearances and Impunity in Mexico Human Rights Program – University of Minnesota |