Cindy Bello

Cindy Bello is a Senior Adjunct in the History of Art and Visual Culture Program at California College of the Arts (CCA). She earned her PhD in History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, followed by a UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at UC Berkeley. Her research bridges interdisciplinary frameworks, focusing on hemispheric cultural studies, decolonial theory, feminist thought, performance, aesthetics, and intersections between human rights and memory studies.

Education:

• PhD in History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California - Santa Cruz
• UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, UC Berkeley

Research Interests:

• Decolonial theory and its applications across the Americas
• Intersectional feminist methodologies in art history
• Performance studies and aesthetic practices as political acts
• Memory studies in postcolonial contexts
• Human rights discourses through visual culture

Teaching:

• Histories and Theories of Performance
• Feminist Art
• Latin American Art
• Visual Culture and Global Crisis
• Introduction to the Modern Arts
• Introduction to Visual Studies

Scientific Awards:

• UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship