Erika Teichert

I am a scholar of culture and politics in Latin America. My research specialises in the intersection between visual culture and activist politics in the region. I publish on a range of artistic forms and their relation to politics and activism, including photography, film, theatre, art and other forms of visual and material cultures. My present research investigates cultural and activist responses to environmental concerns in Latin America. I am currently collaborating with the ERC-funded project PeatSense as Senior Researcher and Ethics Leads. PeatSense is led by Prof Naomi Millner (School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol). Focusing on the Patagonia region (Chile and Argentina), I research artistic and cultural representations of peatlands as well as the politics of environmental activism and its cultural production. I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in the study of Latin America, particularly in relation to arts and culture, activist politics and environmental issues.

29/10/2025 Constructive play, avant-garde art and the utopian imagination in Latin America Jordana Blejmar, Erika Teichert Playthings and Playtimes Chapter in a book, Published 01/01/2024 Aesthetics for the End Times: A review of Jens Andermann, Entranced Earth: Arts, Extractivism, and the End of Landscape Erika Teichert Postmodern Culture Book/film/article review, Published 06/06/2023 The Faces of Mining Erika Teichert Other contribution, Published 01/12/2023 The time it takes: A reflection on academia and activism Erika Teichert Other contribution, Published 05/10/2023 Feminism as Celebration Erika Teichert MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture Article, Published