Esther Gonzalez Gea

Esther Gonzalez Gea is a researcher in the Department of History of Art at the University of Valencia, specializing in visual culture with emphasis on post-mortem photography and identity representation through historical photographic archives.

Education:

• Doctorate in History of Art, University of Valencia (2023). Thesis: "Post-mortem photographic portrait as a place of identity and representation through the Serra and Gadea collections". Supervisors: Dr. Rafael García Mahíques and Dr. Luis Vives-Ferrándiz Sánchez.

Research Focus: Her work critically examines how post-mortem photography functions as a medium for constructing cultural narratives and social identities, utilizing archival collections like Serra and Gadea to explore intersections of death imagery, visual culture, and historical representation in Spanish contexts.

Research Affiliation: Former member of the APES Visual Culture Studies research group at the University of Valencia, contributing to interdisciplinary studies on visual media and cultural heritage.