UF Center for Latin American Studies
Archival research and documentary practices in colonial Latin America, Legal and social discourse in Latin American literature, Citizenship and nation-building in Latin America
Mexico and the Caribbean
Ariadna Tenorio is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Originally from Puebla, Mexico, she began her career studying law and working in education and human rights. She earned a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Colima, where her dissertation explored legal discourse and social representation in contemporary Mexican literature. She later obtained a PhD in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of Kansas.
Her research delves into colonial Latin American history, with a focus on social mobility and identity formation in New Spain. By analyzing parish records and colonial archives, she investigates how families navigated institutional structures and social classifications in 18th-century Mexico. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges historical inquiry with literary analysis, revealing how narratives and textual representations shed light on colonial and postcolonial power structures, alternative knowledge systems, and societal change.
Specializing in archival methodologies and the study of institutional documentation in colonial Mexico, her work examines the historical foundations of social categories and their lasting impact on concepts of belonging and national identity in the Americas. Through her research, she contributes to a deeper understanding of documentary practices, social transformation, and the evolution of citizenship in Latin America.
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