Alexis Hernando

Alexis Hernando is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on memory studies from a transhistorical and global perspective, incorporating the literary and cultural heritage of Spanish Africa, Latin America, and the Iberian Peninsula. Alexis’s work engages with diverse theoretical frameworks, including posthumanism, material culture, transatlantic studies, coloniality, race, and intellectual history. Before joining Penn, Alexis earned a B.A. and Licenciatura in Hispanic Literature from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a M.A. in Romance Languages from Johns Hopkins University. Currently, Alexis serves as the Internal Communications Officer on the Graduate Student Advisory Board.