Katy Humberstone

Department: Modern Languages
Discipline: Modern Languages

Project Summary

My PhD project will explore notions of identity in the Cornish-Mexican
diaspora of the city of Pachuca (situated in Hidalgo, Mexico). Despite Cornish mining-related migration to this part of Mexico dating back to the 19th Century, Cornish imprints on the area’s tangible heritage remain salient. Taking a transnational perspective, this project aims to examine how locals interact with these multimodal spaces, bringing in notions of ‘intangible’ heritage which are yet to be examined within Cornish diaspora contexts. 

Supervisory Team

Dr Francesco Goglia, Modern Languages, University of Exeter

Professor Clare Mar-Molinero, Modern Languages, University of Southampton