Welcome to my website, my name is E.A. Polanco (Edward Anthony Polanco). I am a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). My research field is colonial Latin America and my complimentary field is nineteenth century United States. My dissertation research pertains to gender, class, religion, race, and science in colonial Mexico. I am particularly interested in the role and practices of Nahua, Spanish, and Mexican female healers and female ritual-specialists. I specifically study women that have been refered to as parteras (midwives), and add complexity to how we understand them. I am also interested in the role animals played– and continue to play– in Mesoamerican society and religion.
Click around, you will find information about my research as well as “Announcements” including conferences, talks, and calls for papers. Additionally, check out the Multimedia section where you will find videos, audio, and documents pertaining to Latin American Studies.
