Dr. Gustavo Verdesio

Biography

Gustavo Verdesio is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in Romance Languages and Literatures. With a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, he is currently engaged in research focusing on Indigenous materialities, exploring how both Indigenous and non-Indigenous subjects interact with material culture, specifically within the historical context of Uruguay. His work addresses the resurgence of Indigenous peoples within the Uruguayan public sphere, marked by skepticism and hostility from academic and state institutions. Verdesio's research extends into frameworks of settler colonialism and investigates the ultimate Indigenous materiality, notably the bodies of Indigenous peoples. He has published extensively, with recent works examining colonial studies, native American studies, and material culture, contributing significantly to the fields of ethnogenesis and ethnic reemergence.

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