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Dr. Sara Guengerich is an Associate Professor and Director of the Spanish Program at Texas Tech University's Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures department. She holds affiliations with the Women’s Studies Program and Medieval and Renaissance Studies Center. She earned her doctorate from the University of New Mexico.
Her research focuses on marginalized Indigenous populations in colonial Spanish America, particularly Andean elites' legal and political strategies. She has conducted extensive archival work in Bolivia, Peru, Spain, and U.S. institutions. Notable contributions include co-editing *Th e Cacicas of Spanish America, 1492-1825* (2021), which won a major collaborative award.
Teaching emphases include colonial Latin American studies, cultural/gender studies, and contemporary Latin American societies. She leads courses on race, visual studies, and indigenous intellectuals. Recent publications analyze Vilcabamba's women, mestizo identity formation in Seville, and global microhistories of Andean leaders.
- Affiliations: Women’s Studies Program, Medieval & Renaissance Studies Center
- Media Appearances: Las cosas tienen vida podcast, Sucedió en el Perú TV
- Professional Service: Past President of GEMELA academic group
