William R. Benner

William R. Benner is an Associate Professor at Texas Woman's University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences under the Department of English, Speech and Foreign Languages. His research bridges memory politics, human rights activism, and cultural production in post-dictatorship Latin American contexts.

• Ph.D., Spanish and Portuguese, Tulane University
• M.A., Spanish, University of South Carolina
• B.S., Psychology, College of Charleston

Benner's work examines intergenerational memory transmission in Argentina and Chile, focusing on literature, film, and digital media. His scholarship highlights non-hierarchical approaches to human rights narratives.

Benner's publications span topics like digital archives in Chile, blogging as memory activism in Argentina, and documentary filmmaking ethics. His recent articles analyze how artistic forms challenge traditional memory frameworks.

• Summer Research Fellow (2018)

Benner has secured multiple research grants, including funding from the U.S. Department of State and Duke University's Human Rights Archive. His projects emphasize capacity-building in study abroad programs and archival research in trauma studies.