Biography
Sara Torres is Content Strategist; Visiting Scholar at UNM (Visiting Scholar). She has previously held an assistant professorship in English at Converse University, a Third Century Postdoctoral Fellow in Medieval Studies at the University of Virginia, the Speculum Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Medieval Academy of America, and a lectureship at UCLA. Her research interests include global and comparative medieval and early modern studies, translation theory and practice, gender studies, and environmental humanities. Their interests include intercultural and interreligious exchange, migration, diaspora, and mobility, colonialism, empire, and decolonization, science, knowledge, and technology transfer, cultural heritage and material culture, memory, myth, and public history. Within PUC, their profile connects to mapping, manuscripts, public history.
Thematic Interests
- Intercultural and Interreligious ExchangeStudy of interactions between different cultural and religious communities across time and space., Migration, Diaspora, and Mobility – Historical movements of peoples, exile, forced migration, and diasporic identities., Colonialism, Empire, and Decolonization – Exploration of colonial systems, resistance movements, and post-colonial legacies., Science, Knowledge, and Technology Transfer – Circulation of scientific ideas, medical knowledge, and technological innovations across cultures.
- Cultural Heritage and Material CultureStudy of historical artifacts, architecture, manuscripts, and preservation practices., Memory, Myth, and Public History – How history is remembered, represented, and contested in public discourse and media.