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Liana Hakobyan
Liana is a literary scholar with a specialization in 20th-century Latin American Literature. She holds a PhD in Spanish from Purdue University. Her scholarly work centers around literature and cinema from decolonial perspectives. When not engaged in research and teaching, Liana finds joy in photography, music, writing, traveling, and learning new languages.
Education:Purdue University, 2018PhD Spanish, Latin American LiteraturePurdue UniversityMA SpanishExpertise:Articles by Liana Hakobyan
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