Alexis Salas, a doctoral candidate in art history at the University of Texas at Austin, received her B.A. in history of art and Spanish from Amherst College and her M.A. in art history from the University of Chicago. Salas also studied at Universitat der Kunste Berlin and at the California Institute of the Arts prior to working toward her Ph.D. She studies modern and contemporary art, visual culture, and design with a particular interest in Latin America. Salas has been a recipient of the Jacob Javits Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship, the DAAD Fellowship and several awards to conduct research, teach, and lecture in Latin America, Europe and North America. Her research interests concern socially engaged art practices and the social role of the artist, particularly in relation to cultural institutions. Sergio Gonzalez Rodriguez (b. January 26, 1950) is a Mexican journalist and writer who is best known for his writings on the femicides in Ciudad Juarez in the 1990s to 2000s. The major publication from this work is Huesos en el Desierto (Bones in the Desert) which was published in 2002. Gonzalez Rodriguez has also written novels, essays and screenplays for documentaries. His work has been recognized with several awards in Mexico and Spain.
