Pablo Palomino

Dr. Pablo Palomino is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Emory University and a former Mellon Faculty Fellow (2017–2020). His research bridges cultural history, musicology, and transnational studies, focusing on Latin America’s cultural formation and its global intersections. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley (2014) and a BA from the University of Buenos Aires (2005), with postdoctoral experience at the University of Chicago. Key projects include The Invention of Latin American Music (Oxford 2020) and studies on meat’s global history.

• Education: PhD University of California, Berkeley (2014); BA Universidad de Buenos Aires (2005)
• Awards: Emory URC Fellowship (2020–21), SSRC Dissertation Fellowship (2010–11), CLIR-Mellon Fellowship (2010–11)

Palomino’s research explores music’s role in shaping Latin American identity, including Jewish diasporas, Pan-Americanism, and the Global South concept. Current projects investigate musical exchanges between Asia and Latin America and Argentina’s meat industry as a cultural symbol. His work appears in journals like Journal of Musicology and Journal of Social History, and he actively presents at international conferences on topics ranging from tango aesthetics to food history.