Bridget Franco

Bridget Franco is a Professor at the College of the Holy Cross, serving as Co-Director of Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies and Incoming Director of the Montserrat program starting July 2025. She earned her Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Irvine. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on Latin American film studies, Southern Cone memory studies, and experiential pedagogy in Spanish-language education. Franco is committed to digital humanities initiatives, including open-access resources like Cineglos, and community-based learning projects such as El Español en Camino.

Her academic work spans film analysis, literary criticism, and educational innovation, with publications in Hispania, Diálogo, and Studies in Spanish and Latin American Cinemas. She has co-edited special issues on Indigenous presence in Latin American cinema and authored books on Latin American art and film. Franco teaches courses on Latin American film, literature, and cultural studies, emphasizing collaborative learning and local community engagement.

Recent projects include a 2024 article on Afro-Latin cinema pedagogy and a 2023 book on Latin American art representation. She has developed simulation games for border studies and contributed to Reacting to the Past curricula. Franco’s work bridges academic scholarship with public-facing initiatives, advocating for democratic cultural access and interdisciplinary dialogue.