Lia Schuermann, M.A.
Current PhD Student @ Texas Woman's University
She/her, They/them
Current PhD Student @ Texas Woman's University
She/her, They/them
A Mixed Chicana who seeks to create a constellation of interdisciplinary concepts and frameworks in her research and pedagogy. Currently:
- teaching a themed composition course based on digital game design and development to create alternative and collaborative writing spaces for students
- researching digital game trauma narratives and the potential of indie games for storytelling positive trauma stories
- researching digital & cultural storytelling spaces to potentially create a digital archive project for the oral histories of mixed Chicanas to showcase their varied embodied experiences for those within and outside the community.
“A woman with one foot in this world and one foot in that. A woman straddling both.”
-- Chayo, Sandra Cisnero's "Little Miracles, Kept Promises” from Woman Hollering Creek and other stories
-- Chayo, Sandra Cisnero's "Little Miracles, Kept Promises” from Woman Hollering Creek and other stories