Alexis Hernando is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Pennsylvania. Alexis’ research focuses on memory studies from a transhistorical and global perspective, incorporating the literary and cultural heritage from Spanish Africa, Latin America, and the Iberian Peninsula. His work considers diverse theoretical frameworks including posthumanism, material culture, transatlantic studies, coloniality, race, and intellectual history. Before joining UPenn, Alexis earned a B.A. and Licenciatura in Hispanic Literature from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and an M.A. in Romance Languages from Johns Hopkins University. He has worked in the Department of Humanities and the Office of the President at PUCP and as a Graduate Teaching Fellow at Johns Hopkins. In addition, he was part of the photographic project ‘Veins of Influence’ about colonial Ceylon at the Museum of Oxford with the sponsorship of Oxford University. His publications have appeared in the peer-reviewed journals Revista Chilena de Literatura, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, and Atlantic Studies.