About
Research Interests: My research interests pertain to the histories of European and US colonialism, mostly in North and South America. In particular, I am interested in deconstructing contemporary concepts of occidentalism for my research. Deconstruction as in exploring the origins of this term, and exploring how this concept was historicized and grew to become synonymous within the US and European context. Deconstruction as in challenging the contradictions that exist in determining what has and what has not been included within 'Western History', and challenging ideas about who is and who is not included in modern 'Western Civilizations'.
