Tatiana Sánchez Parra

Tatiana Sánchez Parra is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on reproductive violence and justice in contexts of war and transitional justice, particularly in Colombia and Latin America. She employs feminist peacebuilding, social reproduction frameworks, and creative/arts-based methodologies in her work. Previously, she held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh and remains a visiting researcher there.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Essex (2018)
• M.A. in Theory and Practice of Human Rights, University of Essex (2013)
• M.A. and B.A. in Social Anthropology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (2007/2006)

Key research interests include:

• Gendered victimhood in transitional justice
• Reproductive autonomy and social reproduction in militarized contexts
• Creative methods for knowledge production
• Environmental devastation and conflict legacies

Her book ‘Born of War in Colombia’ (2024) examines how children born of conflict-related sexual violence remain marginalized in Colombia’s transitional justice systems. Recent publications analyze Colombia’s Truth Commission, feminist methodologies, and reparations frameworks.

Awards include the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship (2018-2020). She co-edits special journal issues on gender-based violence in Latin America and Colombia’s peacebuilding processes.

Teaching includes courses on anthropology of human rights and reproduction/sexuality studies. She collaborates with Afro-Colombian communities and transitional justice actors to advance transformative justice measures for conflict-affected populations.