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��ż��� congratulates Bethsabé Huamán Andía, MFA, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Literature, Language and Writing, for her international recognition by the Association of Gender Studies and Sexualities (AGSS; AEGS in Spanish), previously known as the International Association of Hispanic Women’s Literature and Culture. In October, AGSS awarded her the 2024 Victoria Urbano Critical Monograph Award for her most recent book, Hijas del horror: Rocío Silva Santisteban y Regina José Galindo.

The Victoria Urbano Critical Monograph Award, named in honor of Costa Rican writer and intellectual Victoria Urbano, who founded AGSS in 1974, is  available to active members of the organization. The prize Huamán Andía received is given to the best monograph written in Spanish, English, or Portuguese, whose main theme focuses on the field of feminine/feminist criticism or gender and sexuality studies. A jury composed of AGSS board members evaluate manuscripts on different criteria, including originality and relevance of the proposed topic to its field.

Huamán Andía’s book is a feminist reading of the role of women in contexts of armed conflict in Peru and Guatemala. The jury praised Huamán Andía’s “substantial contribution” analyzing the “challenges of studying marginalized forms of expression … while exploring forms such as poetry and performance that give universality to problems of certain locations.”

Marc Manganaro, dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, said regarding Huamán Andía’s achievement, “We are immensely proud of Dr. Huamán Andía for this well-deserved recognition of not only her scholarship, but her important contributions to the field of gender and sexuality studies. Her work continues to inspire students and colleagues, embodying the spirit of creativity and social justice that we strive for in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.”