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Katie Ligmond

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Katie Ligmond

Lecturer
Educational Background

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, Visual Studies (expected September 2024)
M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, Visual Studies
B.A. University of California, Berkeley, Art History and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations

Research

Katie’s research centers around theories of empire in the Andes, using textiles as an index of imperial control and resistance. She also studies Indigenous religion, focusing on both pre-Hispanic religiosity and Indigenous Catholicism in the Americas broadly. Her dissertation concentrated the Wari Empire of what is today Peru, with an expected Ph.D. completion date in September 2024.

Courses

ARTH 11A/12A Cultures & Ideas I & II: Arts of the Americas

Publications

“BOXED IN: The Connection Between Wari Mortuary Complexes and Inka Textiles” in SEQUITUR Vol 7, Issue 1: Interiors (2021), https://www.bu.edu/sequitur/2021/01/14/boxed-in-the-connectionbetween- wari-mortuary-complexes-and-inka-textiles/

Curated exhibit: “Viva los Libros: Latinx Artist Books in UCSC Special Collections” curated for the Center for Archival and Research Training Fellowship at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Created using Spanish and Indigenous-language books in UCSC Special Collections. Link to the exhibit: https://arcg.is/1PXDv41(2021)