Anadelia Romo

Dr. Anadelia Romo is a Professor in the Department of History at Texas State University, specializing in Latin American history with a focus on race, modern Brazil, and visual culture. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University (2004) and teaches courses in world and Latin American history, emphasizing primary source analysis and active learning.

Her research explores racial ideology and visual culture in Brazil, particularly in Bahia. Major works include Brazil's Living Museum (2010) and Selling Black Brazil (2022), which examine how race and modernism shaped Bahian identity. She has received prestigious awards including the NEH Fellowship (2017) and multiple teaching honors, including the Presidential Excellence Award.

Romo’s research integrates art, politics, and social movements, often addressing themes of cultural preservation, tourism, and Afro-Latin American identity. She has contributed to museum exhibits like UCLA’s ‘The Roads that Lead to Bahia’ and serves on key academic committees for Brazilian studies.

Her teaching focuses on critical engagement with historical narratives, offering graduate courses on Brazil’s social history, race, and slavery. She actively mentors students through research seminars and primary source analysis.