Cristián A. Roa

Cristián A. Roa is Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at UIC. His research centers on Nahua linguistic/cultural revitalization in Veracruz, Mexico, examining historical economic disruptions and community responses through organizations like Xochitlahtolli.

His publications include Histories of Infamy: Francisco López de Gómara and the Ethics of Spanish Imperialism and collaborative translations of colonial texts. Research explores indigenous agency in colonial knowledge production, missionary ethnography, and rhetorical strategies in historical narratives.

He holds a PhD from Princeton University and has curated exhibits at the Newberry Library on colonial Mexican artifacts.