Amalia Schwarzschild (she/they) is a Brooklyn native and recent Hampshire College alum (2020). Her academic focuses include and are not limited to Latin American Studies, Afro-Latin American studies and African American studies. 

While in her undergraduate studies, she completed a senior thesis devised of an ethnographic research project, fueled by questions and her interest in Afro-Mexican identity. For this thesis, Amalia traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, and conducted an oral history in Spanish with an elder in the community. She is also a recipient of the 5 College Certificate in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies. 

Overall, her interests include traveling, learning languages (like Spanish), engaging in conversations, black activism, black queer activism, and continuously pushing herself to learn more about how to challenge the colonial structures around her. 

Amalia is extremely excited to join the 2020 cohort, and can’t wait to see what is produced from the great minds coming together this year.