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Tatiana Monserrat Miranda-Benavides
Ph.D. Student in Iberian & Latin American Cultures, admitted Autumn 2025
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)