Aned Ladino, Ph.D., is a Lecturer of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. Her teaching and research are grounded in a decolonial framework that engages with Spanish language and Latin American cultural production, with particular attention to the lived experiences and expressive practices of Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities in the Andean region. Her primary research interests include female voices in literature, culture, and sound studies, with an emphasis on hybrid narratives involving race, gender, and queer theoretical frameworks. Her current research project, Afro-Andean Feminism, Sonic, and Diasporic: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, explores how sound functions as a powerful tool of expression and resistance in the literary and musical productions of Afro-Andean women from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru during the 20th and 21st centuries.

Education

Ph.D., Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, Georgetown Univesrity

M.S., Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, Georgetown University

M.A., Spanish, University of Central Florida

B.A., Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Central Florida

Research Interests

• Latin American contemporary literature and cultures
• Afro-Andean literature and cultures
• Decolonial theory and feminism
• Black feminism
• Sound studies with a focus in Latin America
• Gender and sexuality studies

Scholarly Articles

“Sonic Homeplace: Afro-Female Resistance and Reparations in Lido Pimienta’s Miss Colombia (2020).” Ámbitos Feministas. Spring 2025 vol. 13 pp. 167-184

“Hip-hop, artivismo y paradojas de la Nueva Mestiza en Alma Mestiza (2016) de Rebeca Lane.” Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura. Vol. 40 Nº1, Fall 2024 pp. 80-94. 10.1353/cnf.2024.a944296

“Hibridación de arquetipos femeninos latinoamericanos en Gabriela Mistral.” Alba de América, Vol. 41, Spring 2024 pp. 53-65.

Presentations/Invited Talks

• Sororidades sonoras afrocolombianas: explorando la resistencia a través del bullerengue.” XXIV Congreso Asociación de Colombianistas, Virtual (October 2025)
• “Voz, cuerpo y memoria femenina afroecuatoriana en Palenque: décimas de Luz Argentina Chiriboga.” Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference at Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference, LASA, San Francisco, California (May 2025)

• Session Co- Chair and Organizer, “Cine, literatura y sonido latinoamericano en (r)evolución.” Northeast Modern Language Association, NEMLA, Convention, Philadelphia (March 2025)

• “Política de resistencia femenina afroecuatoriana en Palenque: décimas de Luz Argentina Chiriboga.” Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention, NeMLA, Philadelphia PA (March 2025)

• “Afro-Latina Voices Unveiled: Intersections of Feminism, Activism, and Cultural Identity.” Round Table Participant at MLA Annual Convention, New Orlans, LA (January 2025)

• Session Chair and Organizer, “Performances y sonidos de resistencia en cuerpos racializados.” Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference, LASA, Bogotá Colombia (June 2024)

• “Miss Colombia de Lido Pimienta: hogar sonoro de resistencia femenina afrocolombiana.” Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference, LASA, Bogotá Colombia (June 2024) 

• “Hip-hop, artivismo y paradojas de la nueva mestiza en Rebeca Lane.” Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention, NeMLA, Boston, MA (March 2024)

• “Afro-Colombian female resistance and resilience in Ancestras by Petrona Martínez.” Talk at the Latin America Research Seminar Presented by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, DC (February 2024)

• “Sonic Homeplaces for Afro-Latin American Women.” MLA Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA (January 2024)

• “Voices of Resistance: Black Feminist Perspectives on Art, Literature, Music, and Migration” Round Table Participant at MLA Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA (January 2024)

• “Representación de sororidad sonora afro-andina en Ancestras de Petrona Martínez” Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference, LASA, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Virtual (May 2023)

• Session Chair and Organizer, “Sonidos de resistencia y resiliencia latinoamericanos.” Northeast Modern Language Association, NEMLA, Convention, Niagara Fallas (March 2023)

• Session Co- Chair and Organizer, “Feminismos decoloniales, negros y queer de Latinoamérica y el Caribe.” Northeast Modern Language Association, NEMLA, Convention, Niagara Fallas (March 2023)

• “Resistencia y resiliencia femenina afrocolombiana en el bullerengue de Petrona Martínez.” Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention, NeMLA, Niagara Falls, NY (March 2023)

• “’Mujeres de acero’: Subversión y feminismo afroecuatoriano en Cimarrona de Black Mama.” Modern Language Association Annual Convention, NeMLA, Niagara Falls, NY (March 2023)

• “Fluir es destruir y volver a construir:’ Hip-hop, subversión y artivismo en Rebeca Lane.” Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference, LASA, Virtual (May 2022)

• “Repertorio musical y translocalidad femenina afrocolombiana en Lido Pimienta.” Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention, NeMLA, Baltimore MD (March 2022)

• “Subversión de género y raza en La Celestina como proyección de diversidad en la Edad Media.” American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, AATSP 103rd Annual Conference, Atlanta GA (July 2021)

• “Música, repertorio y agencia femenina afrocolombiana en Goyo Martínez de ChoqQuibTown.” American Comparative Literature Association, ACLA’s 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual (April 2021)