Dr Bowskill’s research explores the social and political functions of cultural production (especially art and literature) with reference to Latin America and gender.

Current projects include:

• a study of the politics of Spanish American literary prizes. This research has particular relevance to debates about whether women and other minority groups are under-represented when it comes to the awarding of such prizes.
• analysing multimedia cultural production by women authors and artists
• comparing fictional representations of feminicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico