Fiona holds a BA in Comparative Literature with concentrations in Russian and Cultural Anthropology. Her research focuses on literatures of collapse, spanning from the ancient Mediterranean to the Soviet Union and the advent of postmodernity.

Fiona Battistoni

Once the targets of prejudice and oppression, the nomadic mestizo horsemen known as gauchos have become one of Argentina’s most enduring cultural icons.

Cowboys of the Pampas: A Brief History of the Gaucho

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Fiona Battistoni

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