Ellis Schriefer is a third year PhD candidate in ILAC at Stanford University. She studies contemporary Spanish social movements, urban activism, and community-established public spaces (espacios autogestionados), with an emphasis on understanding how diverse communities establish a sense of collective identity through their social practices and cultural production.
Ellis holds a BA in Spanish from the University of Otago (New Zealand), and an MA in Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literature from New York University.
