Eduard Arriaga-Arango

Eduard Arriaga-Arango is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Language, Literature & Culture at Clark University. Previously, he served as Associate Professor and Chair of Global Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Indianapolis. His research focuses on critical race studies, Afro-Latinx and Afro-Latin American Studies, digital humanities, and data justice. He is writing a book under contract with Vanderbilt University Press examining Afro-Brazilian communities' resistance to algorithmic determinism through communal digital practices.

Educations:

• Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies and Migration Studies, University of Western Ontario (2011)
• M.A. in Hispanic American Literature, Instituto Caro y Cuervo (2004)
• B.A., Universidad Distrital F.J.C. (2001)

Research Interests: His work intersects interdisciplinary fields such as digital studies, critical race theory, and decolonial practices. He explores how marginalized communities leverage digital tools for social justice, data sovereignty, and environmental conservation. Recent projects include studies on Afro-Brazilian digital quilombos, Afro-Latinx digital archives, and curatorial practices in Latin American cultural production.

Grant Highlights:

• Faculty Development Fund (2025–2026)
• Higgins Institute for the Arts and Humanities Grant (2025–2025)
• Connecting Blackness from the Dry Caribbean (2024–2024)

Awards:

• Institutional Leadership Award (University of Indianapolis)

Notable Projects: Leads the Community Data Laboratory and co-founded the Colombia Syllabus/Primera Línea Académica. Active in digital humanities advocacy, co-authoring guidelines for evaluating digital scholarship with the Modern Language Association.