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Jeanne Gillespie is a Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, where she teaches courses in Spanish language and cultures. Her work bridges American Indian Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies, emphasizing indigenous narratives and colonial histories. She holds a PhD in Latin American Literature from Arizona State University (1994) and degrees in Latin American Studies and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin (1986) and Purdue University (1984), respectively.
- PhD: Latin American Literature, Arizona State University-Tempe (1994)
- MA: Latin American Studies (Anthropology, Art History, Literature), University of Texas at Austin (1986)
- BA: Spanish Language and Literatures, Purdue University (1984)
Her research explores indigenous women’s voices in Spanish colonial archives, the intersection of Nahuatl narrative and medicinal plants, and the symbolic role of scorpions in Central Mexican folklore. Recent publications analyze Aztec gardens as representations of political power and seventeenth-century Nahua healing narratives. Gillespie’s work emphasizes interdisciplinary methodologies and the decolonization of historical discourse.
Her scholarly contributions span colonial history, Mesoamerican cultures, and gender studies, with a focus on Nahuatl poetry, indigenous agency, and the preservation of oral traditions. She has also contributed to open-access academic initiatives and the study of colonial art history, including crowned nun portraits and Tlaxcalan alliances during the Spanish conquest.
