Esther Diaz Martin

Email Address: edmarti@uic.edu
College: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Latin American and Latino Studies
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: 1509 UH Phone: 3129962445
Webpage: https://lals.uic.edu/profiles/diaz-martin-esther/
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Women of Color feminism(s) and representations of Latinas in popular culture

Latinx sound culture studies

digital culture, emerging narrative genres, and Latina/Xicanx cyborgs

Latinx sci-fi, futurism, futurity, speculative fiction

Gender violence, representations and resistance in Latina podcasting and other sound genres

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 5

Qualifications of a Student:
Background in Latinx popular culture necessary, interest in gender and feminist studies, bilingual and Spanish/English preferred but not absolutely necessary, interest in media and popular culture, Preferred majors; LALS, GWS, COMM, Spanish, and/or English, any humanities or social science. Must like research (reading and going down rabbit holes, looking for data and information). Attention to detail and a solid handle on academic citations are highly preferred.

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
I will be providing you with weekly "tasks" via email of very specific things that I need help on to carry my research forward, you will reply back with your results on a weekly basis. We will also meet in person periodically, as necessary. Tasks may include:
1. Picking up books for me from the library and delivering them to the LALS office
2. Reading an academic article and providing me a summary of main points (AI can help with this)
3. Looking for academic sources for very specific ideas that I want to footnote
4. Listening to a podcast and writing minute-by-minute notes, or finding (creating if possible) a transcription
5. Adding entries to my Zotero (citation) account
6. Attending webinars I organize and taking notes
7. reading drafts of my work and telling me what you got out of it as a reader
8. other tasks as assigned

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