Maria Jose Pelaez-Sierra
Program: PhD Anthropology
Year Entered: Fall 2023
Advisor: Dr. Joel Kuipers
B.A. in Literature Studies (Graduated with Honors)—Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
B.A. in Journalism (Graduated with Honors)—Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Master in Literature Studies with an Emphasis on Research (4.7/5.0)—Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Research Exchange Student—Università di Bologna, Italy
Forthcoming Book Chapter Wagner
Sarah, M. Greenwald, and MJ Peláez. In Cambridge Handbook of the Anthropology of Death, edited by Rebecca Toulson and Sarah Wagner. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Articles
Peláez, María José. "La Casa." Revista Argos 9, no. 23 (2022): pp. 63-75. https://doi.org/10.32870/argos.v9.n23.6a22.
Peláez, María José. "Porque usted ya enterró a su muerto." Revista La Múcura 10, 2021: pp. 54-67
Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology Fellowship, Smithsonian (2024)
CCAS Columbian Distinguished Fellowship, The George Washington University (2023)
Lewis N. Cotlow Award, The George Washington University (2023)
Crédito Beca Award, Colfuturo (2023) - Award for Students Attending International Academic Exchanges, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2021)
Order of Academic Merit for GPA, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2019)
Honorable Mention for Undergrad Thesis Research, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2019)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
ANTH 1004: Language in Culture and Society.
ANTH 3625: Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics.