Education
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2023
M.A., Cleveland State University, 2017
J.D., Western Michigan University, Thomas M Cooley Law School
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University
Laura Callahan, J.D., Ph.D.
Lecturer
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Biography
Dr. Laura Callahan holds a BA in Spanish and International Studies from Baldwin Wallace University, a JD from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, an MA in Spanish from Cleveland State University, and a PhD in Romance Languages (Spanish) from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on the themes of collective memory, psychoanalysis and memory reconstruction (postmemory and prosthetic memory) through documentary film as related to Argentina and the dictatorship that occurred there 1976-1983. She is also interested in the role of physical space in the context of collective memory, and testimony, particularly from immigrants to the United States and other marginalized communities. She has published several documentaries on YouTube related to the immigrant experience.
Selected Publications
- Callahan, L.M., Director. La mezc/a de quienes somos. Documentary made by students of SPN 3948 (Spanish in the Community):
- Callahan, L.M., Director. De aca pa'lla. Documentary made by students of SPN 3948 (Spanish in the Community):
- Lopez, A., Director, Callahan, L.M., Assistant Director. Aquf estoy: entre banderas y co/ores. Documentary made by students of SPN 3948 (Spanish in the Community):
- Callahan, L.M. Loque Marfa nos dej6. Documentary about the after-effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: