Megan Corbin

Dr. Megan Corbin is a Professor of Languages in the Department of Languages and Cultures at West Chester University. Her work focuses on Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture, with a specialization in Southern Cone post-dictatorship narratives, memory studies, and material culture. She holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Her research explores intersections of trauma theory, feminist theory, and object-oriented philosophy, particularly examining how material objects and spatial practices mediate collective memory. She has authored Haunted Objects: Spectral Testimony in the Southern Cone Post-dictatorship (2021) and edited multiple volumes including Vestigios del pasado: Los sitios de memoria (2019).

• Education:
  • B.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • M.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Her recent work emphasizes 'spectral testimony'—how material artifacts and spaces haunt post-dictatorship societies. Key themes include forensic memory, the ethics of memory activism, and the political agency of objects. She has presented at major conferences including LASA and NEMLA, and her writing appears in Angelaki, Hispanic Issues Online, and College Literature.

Dr. Corbin has received awards such as the 2017 RACA Grant and 2016 Honors College Outstanding Faculty. She currently serves as Managing Editor of Hispanic Issues Online and Secretary/Treasurer of the Southern Cone Studies Section at LASA.

Her research bridges theory and practice through collaborative projects like Exile, Intellectuals, and the Memory Wars (2012) and interdisciplinary work on DNA forensics in memory recovery. She advises student research on post-dictatorship cultural production and leads initiatives linking material culture to human rights advocacy.