Visiting Assistant Professor

Sara Hernández Angulo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at Colorado College. She is a PhD candidate in Hispanic Studies at Washington University in St. Louis and will defend her dissertation in August 2025. Her research examines the cultural and political history of the Spanish language in the United States during the 19th century, focusing on how language shaped national identity, race, and belonging. Other areas of research include Spanish-language print culture in the U.S., 19th-century travel writing, and sound studies. Her work has appeared in the Journal of European Periodical Studies. She teaches Spanish, Latin American and Latinx literatures and cultures, and has developed courses on Mexican studies and cultural production on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. She was awarded the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2023 (WashU) and has actively contributed to public-facing scholarship and student mentoring through community-based digital humanities projects.