Ana Lopez Godoy

I’m a rhetorical theory-focused critic examining the effects of conflict reporting and propaganda on the formation of collective memory. I aim to investigate how and why conflict reporting and propaganda, before and after the popularization of social media and AI tools, shaped the progression of collective memory in Argentina and across Latin America from the 1980s military dictatorships to 21st-century populist democracies.

Drawing on rhetorical frameworks and critical theory, employing use-inspired basic research, I analyze the impact of neoliberalism and AI on media practices and collective memory.

I am currently a doctoral student in Communication with a background in International Studies. Originally from Argentina, I lived in Madrid, Spain, before moving to Texas A&M University. I am fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

I employ rhetorical theory and critical discourse analysis, as well as ethnographic methods.