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. Her work incorporates decolonial theory, Mesoamerican codicology, Indigenous recordkeeping, and colonial collecting. 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 the United States. Dr. Polanco applies a critical bibliographical approach to understanding how the Pintura has been recolonized over centuries for different national agendas.

Along with Nicholas R. Jones and Christina H. Lee, Dr. Polanco is co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Race in the Early Modern Artistic, Material, and Visual Production. Dr. Polanco uplifts the voices of BIPOC scholars, students, and community members through her teaching, research, and writing.