Ana Maria Otero-Cleves

Dr. Ana María Otero-Cleves is Lecturer in Latin American History at University of York, with degrees from Universidad de los Andes (BA Law), York (MA), and Oxford (PhD).

Research examines 19th-century Colombian consumption patterns within global capitalism, particularly how marginalized groups accessed foreign goods. Award-winning manuscript 'Plebeian Consumers' analyzes local-global trade networks. Current project reconstructs lives of formerly enslaved women through material culture.

Co-founded public history initiative 'Historias para lo que Viene' supporting Colombian peacebuilding through community workshops.