Dominique Polanco

Dominique Polanco’s research focuses on the history of production and collection of Indigenous manuscripts from colonial Mexico. Specifically, she specializes in painted documents by Nahua tlacuiloque (artist-scribes) in the sixteenth century. Larger themes in her work incorporate decolonial theory, the history of recordkeeping and collecting, and translation, particularly between Spanish colonial officials and elite Nahuatl speakers. She is currently at work on her first book manuscript that analyzes the creation, collection, and reproduction of the Pintura del gobernador, alcaldes, regidores de México (popularly known as the Codex Osuna) in Mexico, Spain, and globally. Dr. Polanco is a Scholar-in-Residence at the Newberry Library in Chicago for the 2021-2022 academic year.