EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Center for Research and Gender Studies (CIEG), Mexico City, MX

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW UNAM 2023‐2025

Investigating the relationship between feminism and digital activism in authoritarian contexts, advised by Dr. Marisa Belausteguigoitia Rius and Dr. Marta Lamas.

Projects: Feminist digital activism, techno-feminism, social protest, politics of digital space, Authoritarianism, and criminalization of protest in Cuba, Bolivia, and Mexico.
Collaborated on multiple projects with feminist activists and visiting scientists from academia and society.
Presented three Magistral Conferences (Iberoamerican University 2023, Autonomous University of Mexico 2023, and PEMEX 2023) and twelve presentations at International Conferences (LASA 2023 y 2024, AMIC 2023 y 2024, International Congress of SNI Researchers 2023, 1st Congress Network of women scientists 2024, Sixth Postdoctoral Conference in Humanities and Social Sciences 2024), Talks (Women´s Impact Network EMERSON 2024, IX National Congress of Social Sciences 2024, Dialogues with visiting researchers from the CIEG 2024), and Seminars (III Postdoctoral Research Conversation, IX International Capital and Rights of Nature Seminar).
Coordinated and was a speaker at the International Seminar Emancipatory Horizons in Latin America 2023 and 2024. I also participated as a political analyst in a Channel 22 series about feminism and technology, "Acuerpémonos con Equidad."
Published three book chapters, two articles in indexed magazines, and a popular article. And she has three manuscripts in preparation.
Directed two field investigations and the two projects associated with them.
Use qualitative methodology, digital ethnography, and NodeXL Pro and Atlas software in the research.

CURRÍCULUM VITAE

Dr. Geidy Morfa-Hernández

1987

Iberoamerican University (Ibero) Mexico City, MX

PhD, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE 2016-2020

CUM LAUDE WITH HONORS

Thesis: Other possible horizons. The Indigenous movements against the nation-state in Bolivia during the progressivism and neoliberalism, advised by Dr. Dario Salinas Figueredo.

Projects: demands of the Indigenous Aymara and Quechua peoples, differences between Indigenous peoples of high and low lands, connection between the struggles during neoliberalism and progressivism, women's struggle, territorial resistance, long historical duration, relationship with the Nation-State.
Research Assistant of Dr. Darío Salinas (2017-2020). Collaborated with Dr. Salinas’ project title: “Politics and Society. A study of the “democratization in Chile and the Latin American political context.”
Internship in Postgraduate in Development Sciences (CIDES), Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), La Paz, Bolivia.
Successfully proposed and obtained research funding (national and mixed research scholarships from CONAHCYT and Ibero scholarships) for dissertation research.
Delivered (oral and poster format) multiple presentations for departmental and conference meetings.
Collaborated with Dr Gaya Makaran's Project PAPIIT IN 300320 “Autonomy vs Hegemony. State and social emancipation in Latin America, contributions of indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and popular sectors.” American Research Center Latina and the Caribbean, UNAM.
Participated as a political analyst in various mass media (Bolivia and Mexico).
Presented at ten international congresses and one Magistral Conference (Bolivia, México, España, Uruguay, Perú).

Central University Marta Abreu of Las Villas, SC, Cuba

MA, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 2010-2013

Thesis: Challenges of public policy TeleSUR media communication for a possible ALBA´s communication scheme; advised by Dr. Boris Santana Cabrera.

·Projects: public policy, communication policies, regional integration schemes, Latin American studies, vulnerable populations.
·Participated in 3 collective projects.
Supervised two undergraduate thesis students and participated in five thesis panels. Supervised two students as academic assistants
Wrote several research articles, collaborated in the design of a master's program, and was an assistant professor for eight years (2008-2016).
Learned Statistics, Endnote, Mendeley, and Photoshop, and I enhanced my use of Excel for graphical design.
Took diplomas in project planning and basic teacher training. She took courses in sociology, political thought, philosophy, communication, and research ethics.

Central University Marta Abreu of Las Villas, SC, Cuba

BA, SOCIAL COMUNICATION 2005-2010

CUM LAUDE WITH HONORS

Thesis: “TeleSur, a media in pursuit of regional integration.” Analysis of the discourse about the influence of the mass media on the processes of management and integration within the human development framework, advised by Dr. Boris Santana Cabrera.

Projects: critical discourse analysis, media policy analysis, interviews with specialists
Took courses on research methods and statistics and learned APA style and SPSS.
Presented at international and national congresses. Casa de Cristal Award for research: “Quality of the services: a look from within.”
Auxiliar Técnico de la Docencia (2008-2010)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Professor at the Sor Juana Cloister University (2023).

Project Manager of Patents and Trademark at Aldecoa & Elias S.A. (2022‐2023)

Professor at the University of Communication (2020-2023).

Research Assistant Dr. Darío Salinas Figueredo, Ibero-American University, Mexico City (2017-2020)

Second head of the Department of Philosophy and History. Central University Marta Abreu of Las Villas, Cuba (2015-2016).

Methodological Head of the Philosophy and Society Subject Collective. Central University Marta Abreu of Las Villas, Cuba (2013-2016).

Assistant Professor of the Department of Philosophy and History. Central University Marta Abreu of Las Villas, Cuba (2010-2016).

THESIS DIRECTION

2025- Thesis advisor of the Master's Thesis “Oceans without Plastics” Digital Campaign 2024-2025: The Influence of Social-Digital Networks on Socio-Environmental Activism”. Thesis by Aleira Lara Galicia, Sor Juana Cloister University, Mexico. In Process.

2025- Thesis advisor of the Master's Thesis “Ethical Biases and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Perception Analysis in Mexican Advertising Creatives”. Thesis by Fernanda García Díaz, Sor Juana Cloister University, Mexico. In Process.

2025- Thesis advisor of the Master's Thesis "Counterpublicity and Critical Consciousness: A Case Study of Secondary School Adolescents in Monterrey." Thesis by Eneyda Dianayeli Cruz Flores, Sor Juana Cloister University, Mexico. In Process.

2025- Thesis advisor of the Bachelor Thesis “Fatphobia: Another way to subjugate the feminized bodies.” Thesis by Carla Dennise Euroza Larios. Bachelor's degree in Social Communication. Communication University, Mexico.

2024- Reader/Critic of the Master's Thesis in Communication and Digital Culture. Titled: “Digital experiences and practices of women Engineers and Architects on WhatsApp. A gender perspective” by Verónica Nuñez Gonzalez. University of Queretaro, Mexico.

2023- Reader/Critic of the Bachelor's Thesis in Cinema: “Searching for the queer/cuir gaze in the cinema: Deconstructing cinematographic language from queer theory.” Thesis by Zoi Ruiz. Communication University, Mexico.

2021- Reader/Critic of the Master's Thesis in Sociology “Communality: Ethos and episteme of the Oaxacan indigenous communities. A look at its polymorphs social interactions” by Carlos Alberto Vargas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.

2013- Thesis advisor of the Bachelor's thesis: “Diagnosis of Internal Communication in ECASA of the “Abel Santamaría” International Airport. Thesis by Amaury González Prieto. Bachelor's degree in Social Communication. Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. Cuba

2011- Thesis advisor of the Bachelor's thesis: “The Website as a Means of Teaching and Learning of the Morphophysiology III.” Thesis by Carlos Manuel Cok Caballero. Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy. Félix Varela Pedagogical University. Cuba.

PUBLICATIONS

Euroza, C., & Morfa-Hernández, G. (in preparation). Beyond a body: The counter-narratives of fat activists in Mexico.
Morfa-Hernández, G. (in preparation) The past forward: anti-extractivist struggles of the indigenous movements in Bolivia in its long duration. Revista Mundo Amazónico.
Morfa-Hernández, G. (In press) Dangerous algorithms: reactionary movements, authoritarians and extremists on the Internet, in Ramírez, S. and Alvarado, I. Technological development and national security. Book chapter. Porrúa, IMEESDN, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Morfa-Hernández, G. (under consideration) The defense of utopia and memory. A look at feminist digital activism in Latin America, in: Huerta, C. and Gúzman, G., Gender, Feminisms and their contributions to the Social Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean. Chapter de Libro, UACM.
Morfa-Hernández, G. (under consideration) A reconsideration of feminist cyberactivism in the context of authoritarian regimes. The case of Cuban feminism. Journal Gender, Technology and Development.
Morfa-Hernández, G.; Cano, E.; Duarte, K.D. (accepted by reviewers) Inclusivity and Good Living before the Crossroads Critical perspective of Savage X Fenty's activism, in Valqui-Cachi, C. (Coord.) Capital and rights of nature and humanity in Mexico and America in the 21st century. Eon Editions. Autonomous University of Guerrero.
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) Digital feminisms? Power and enclosure of women's digital activism in Latin America, Materia Memorable. News bulletin acquisitions and library services. Rosario Castellanos Library, Center of Research and Gender Studies, UNAM. https://cieg.unam.mx/docs/biblio/materia-memorable/BOLETIN-SEPT-OCT-2024.pdf
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) Feminist cyberactivism and state authoritarianism. A contribution to studies on feminist social protest in Hallazgos. Magazine of Sociology [21,42]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/2422409X.9716
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2022). Among the ashes. Resistances and latent traits anticapitalists in Bolivia from 2006-2019, in Maldonado, E; Badillo, D.D. & Parra, H. Emancipatory Horizons in Latin America. Struggles of indigenous peoples and sectors popular versus the State – capital. Book Chapter. CIALC, UNAM- Underground Editions. ISBN 978-607-30-7027-0
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2020). A plurinationalism told from neo-extractivism in the Bolivian lowlands. Political Science, 15(29), 181-223. https://doi.org/10.15446/cp.v15n29.82178
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2020) Review: State-nation or Plural state? Indigenous peoples and the State in Latin America. Book by Gaya Markaran, in Sociological Studies, 38(114), pp 1-6. https://doi.org/10.24201/es.2020v38n114.1836
Santos, Y. & Morfa-Hernández, G. (2018) The Cultural Revolution of 1968. The emergence of a plural social struggle. Cleavages. Journal of Social Sciences. (10, pages. 21-42). ISSN: 23959495. https://clivajes.uv.mx/index.php/Clivajes/article/view/2550/4432
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2018) TeleSur and public communication policies media in ALBA, in Romero, E. Public Policies. Theory and Practice on Stage Latin American. Samuel Feijoó Publishing House: Santa Clara, Cuba.
Morfa-Hernández, G. (2013) TeleSUR and the construction of an imaginary Latin American in pursuit of ALBA, in Valqui, C; Rojas, M and Bazán, H. Thought critic of Our America and the challenges of the 21st century, three volumes, (t-2, pages 407-411). Eón Editions: Mexico. ISBN of volume II: 978-607-8289-48-6.
Sol, I. & Morfa-Hernández, G. (2012) Media and Development. A challenge from the community. Eumed. NET “Contributions to the Social Sciences” (12, pages 1-14). ISSN: 19887833. https://acortar.link/jPCAXl
Sol, I. & Morfa-Hernández, G. (2011) Independenceist thought Latin American of the 19th century. Reflective approach to the thought of Fray Enríquez Urena. Eumed. NET. “Contributions to the Social Sciences” (12, pages 1-7). ISSN: 19887833. https://acortar.link/KHUcUo
Sol, I. & Morfa-Hernández, G. (2011) TeleSUR, in defense of Latin America. The culture of resistance and liberation in the Mass Media. Eumed. NET. “Contributions to the Social Sciences” (12, pages 1-6). ISSN: 19887833. https://acortar.link/yDEVfv

PRESENTATION AT CONGRESSES (Last five years)

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) IX International Seminar Capital and Rights of Nature. Presentation: Views in Tension. The appropriation of institutionalized and commercialized Living Well. Autonomous University of Guerrero.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) Coordination and Speaker of the V International Colloquium Emancipatory Horizons in Latin America.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) First Meeting of the Network of Women Scientists, BUAP, Puebla.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) 35th National and International Meeting of AMIC. UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico. Presentation: The defense of utopia and memory. A look at feminist cyberactivism in Latin America.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) III Postdoctoral Research Conversation. CIEG-UNAM. Presentation: Feminism and authoritarianism. Power and enclosure of feminist digital activism against state control.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) Sixth Postdoctoral Conference in Humanities and Social Sciences. Presentation: Digital platforms as spaces of dispute and visibility in environments marked by state authoritarianism. The case of feminist cyberactivism in Cuba. Coordination of Humanities UNAM, Mexico

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) LASA 2024. Presentation: Feminist cyberactivism in contexts marked by authoritarianism and ideological control. Bogotá.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) Moderator and Commentator. Conversation "Dialogues between visiting researchers and postdoctoral stays. CIEG-UNAM.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) IX National Congress of Social Sciences. Presentation "Feminist cyberactivism as an alternative to criminalization and authoritarianism." UNAM-Mexico City.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2024) Guest Speaker. Conversation Innovation and Technology and its Impact on the Gender Gap. Convened by Emerson's Women's Impact Network Latam. [Virtual]

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2023) Keynote Lecture at the Conference against digital violence against women at Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). (Virtual) Title: "Digital violence against women, adolescents, and girls: Right to privacy and dignity."

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2023) IV International Seminar Emancipatory Horizons in Latin America. Organizer and Speaker. CIALC, UNAM, Mexico. Presentation: “Feminist social activism in the digital sphere against state authoritarianism.”

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2023) V International Congress of Researchers of the SNI and Ibero-american. Tamaulipas, Mexico. Presentation: Feminist cyberactivism as a new field of dispute. Contributions to social protest studies.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2023) Keynote Lecture, Autonomous University of Mexico (UAM), Xochimilco.

Bachelor's Degree in Social Communication. Title: “Feminist social protest and socio-digital platforms. The shift from the square to social networks in contexts marked by authoritarianism”.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2023) Keynote Lecture, Ibero-american University. Master's Degree in Communication. Mexico. Title: “Thinking about qualitative methodology from the subjects of study.”

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2023) Congress, Mexican Association of Social Communicators (AMIC). Presentation: Feminist social activism in the digital public sphere. The shift from the square to social networks in contexts marked by authoritarianism.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2022) Congress of Researchers of the SNI and Ibero-american. Poster: Anti-systemic dimensions of women's struggle in defense of nature in Bolivia.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2021) International Congress Latin American Studies Association (LASA), “Global crisis, inequalities and the centrality of life,” Virtual Congress. Presentation: Reflections on the Bolivian electoral process and the crisis of November 2019. Lines from which to think about political alternatives.

Morfa-Hernández, G. (2022) International Colloquium “Autonomy and Emancipation in Latin America. Indigenous and Popular Struggles against the Capital-State”. CIALC-UNAM. Presentation: Among the Ashes. Anti-capitalist Resistance to the Forms of Political Exchange of the MAS in Bolivia

PROJECT OR SPECIALIZED RESEARCH ARTICLE REFEREEING

- 2024- Reviewer for the Latin American Journal of Communication for the article identified as "2336"*, with ISSN 1138-5820, published by Historia de los Sistemas Informativos, during 2024. The journal is currently in Scopus Group Q1.

- 2024- Reviewer for the journal Si Somos americanos. Revista de Estudios Transfronterizos for the article identified as 1159. The journal is indexed in Scopus.

- 2023- Evaluator of Postdoctoral Projects in the Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 (Applications number: BP-PA-20231004004209822-6306953, BP-PA-20231006194315050-6677759, BP-PA-20231004110911423-6326258)

- 2023- Reviewer for the Journal Latinoamerica, Journal of Latin American Studies of the CIALC, UNAM.

- 2022- Reviewer for Dossier "Autonomies and emancipatory horizons: contributions of autonomous processes for Legal Criticism" corresponding to number 7, year 4, of Nuestrapraxis. Journal of Latin American Thought and Legal Criticism.