Fernanda Díaz-Basteris

Fernanda Díaz-Basteris is an Assistant Professor of Latinx New Media and Ethnic Studies at The Ohio State University's College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Spanish & Portuguese. She holds a PhD from the University of California Davis (2019), an MA from the University of Cincinnati (2013), and a BA from Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (2009). Her interdisciplinary research focuses on 21st-century Caribbean and Latinx visual culture, particularly addressing forced displacement, colonialism, disaster aftermaths, and digital storytelling on topics like femicide, diasporas, and urban landscapes.

Dr. Díaz-Basteris teaches courses on Latinx Studies, Latino cinema, and Latinx comics, including a notable upper-level course titled 'Decolonizing Comics: Latinx Graphic Narratives in the U.S.' She is affiliated with the ICLA Research Committee on Comics Studies and Graphic Narrative, Red de Investigadorxs de Narrativa Gráfica, and serves as a Comics Studies Society Mentor.