Caro Register

Education

B.A Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Spanish Concentration- Appalachian State University (2021) summa cum laude

B.A Global Studies, Inter-American Relationships and Dynamics Concentration- Appalachian State University (2021) summa cum laude

M.A Romance Languages, Spanish College Teaching Concentration (2022)

About Caro

Caro Register is a PhD student in the Spanish department at UNC Chapel Hill. After earning her master’s degree at Appalachian State University, she decided to attend UNC to further develop her fascination with the literary and cultural production of the Hispanic world. As an undergraduate student, Caro received Spanish departmental honors after defending her thesis entitled “La cacería y la presa: una exploración del trauma migrante y la violencia patriarcal en La fila india”, in which she explored the multifaceted and complex relationship between trauma and marginalized identities in the context of migration in Mexico.

At UNC, Caro specializes in 20th and 21st century Latin American and LatinX literature and cultural studies, with particular interest in post-humanism, environmental humanities, human-nonhuman animal relationships, trauma, and violence against the animal Other. In her dissertation she will investigate the representations of domestic animals in contemporary Latin American and LatinX literature.

When not doing research or teaching Spanish, you can find Caro reading, running, and spending time with her animals and plants. She also proudly works as a producer, editor, writer, and host for the ROMS Podcast.