I had the opportunity to chat about my current research project with Brooke Andrade, Vice President for Library and Digital Services of the National Humanities Center. Our conversation was recently shared on the podcast series she hosts for the NHC, Discovery and Inspiration.
Here’s the abstract for the interview: “Theatrical productions allow playwrights and audiences alike to engage with historical and contemporary social realities. But what are the consequences when particular types of dramatic texts and performances are inadequately disseminated and preserved? Elena Machado Sáez (NHC Fellow, 2022–23) is analyzing the ways that Latinx theater in the United States depicts forms of activism and resistance while building shared archives and communities.”
