Dinorah Cossio

Dinorah Cossio is a researcher at the Department of Economic and Social History at the University of Vienna. Her work focuses on gender, film studies, and motherhood in contemporary Latin American and Spanish literature.

• Ph.D. in Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures (2021), University of Texas at Austin
• MA in Literary Studies (2011), Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• BA in Philosophy (2008), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Her research bridges Gender Studies, Motherhood Studies, and Contemporary Iberian Cultural Production, with a focus on neoliberalism, social reproduction, and postcolonial theory.

Key publications include analyses of maternal relationships in Spanish/Argentinian cinema, sacrificial motherhood, Jewish identity, and antisemitism in 1970s Spain. These works span interdisciplinary fields such as film theory, gender politics, and cultural memory.

• Scientific Awards: Mellon Grant Course Development, Outstanding Dissertation Award nomination, Bruton Fellowship, and multiple research/scholarship grants from UT Austin, Latin American Studies Association, and Middlebury Hebrew Summer School.

She co-founded the Storie in Movimento – Zapruder collective, emphasizing dynamic historical narratives and decolonial approaches.