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Tatiana Monserrat Miranda-Benavides
Ph.D. Student in Iberian & Latin American Cultures, admitted Autumn 2025
Ph.D. Minor, Philosophy
M.A. in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Washington
B.A. in Communication, Literature Concentration, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Bio
Tatiana Monserrat Miranda-Benavides studies literature and philosophy, with a focus on modern Latin American literature and early modern Iberian texts. She approaches these fields through existentialist frameworks to examine questions of subjectivity and temporality.
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Thesis Award, Humanities and Fine Arts, The Graduate School, University of Washington (2025)
- Full Tuition Scholarship "Política de Cuotas" at Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, SENESCYT (Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tenología e Innovación) (2017-2022)
Publications
- Sueños y tiempo: Filosofía de María Zambrano en la poesía de Concha Méndez y la pintura de Remedios Varo. University of Washington, 2025. (Master’s thesis)
- Filosofía del horror cósmico: Existencialismo en “The Colour Out of Space” y “The Dunwich Horror” de Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 2022. (Undergraduate thesis)