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Patricia Keller specializes in Spanish literature and visual culture. Her research focuses on the interplay between image production, ideology, and spectrality. She is the author of 'Ghostly Landscapes: Film, Photography, Aesthetics Haunting Contemporary Spanish Culture,' which examines media spanning Spain’s fascist and post-fascist periods—including documentary newsreels and conceptual photography. This work explores visual constructions of loss within contemporary culture. Currently, she is involved in a new project titled 'Photography’s Wound: Exposing Belief and Uncertainty,' which delves into contemporary photography through ethical lenses. Keller's academic interests merge literature, photography, poetics, critical theory, political philosophy, and cultural studies, and she contributes to the Cornell Prison Education Program. Her courses include topics ranging from Spanish literature, photography, and the uncanny to modern film theory and cinematic cities. Notable publications include articles in the 'Romanic Review' and contributions to several edited volumes, reflecting her expertise in 19th to 21st-century visual culture, modern Spain, and literary and critical theories.
Department of Architecture