Grad Students
Elizabeth Landers
Elizabeth's research centers on the analysis of everyday life practices and the material realities that sustained marginalized communities throughout the broader Atlantic Caribbean during the early modern period. Elizabeth holds B.A.s from UCLA in History and French, M.A.s from Loyola University Chicago and UCLA, and has studied at the University of Paris-Sorbonne.
Her Masters work in Latin American Studies explored the transfer of people, practices, and knowledge from St. Domingue to Eastern Cuba during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Prior to her graduate studies at UCLA, Elizabeth worked in the private sector in the U.S., Europe, Asia, N. Africa, and Latin America; and served in public administration in Haiti.
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Field of Study
Latin America
Subfield
Atlantic
Advisors
Robin Derby,
Carla Pestana