Sofía Torres Jiménez
Becario Postdoctoral
en Historia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Contacto
sofiahistoriatorres@yahoo.com.mx
Doctora y maestra en Historia por la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y licenciada en Historia por la Facultad de Estudios Superiores Acatlán, de la misma casa de estudios.
Ha sido docente en la carrera de Desarrollo Comunitario para Zonas Metropolitanas en la Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos y directora del Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico. Recientemente se reincorporó al Seminario Escritos de Mujeres, del que ha formado parte durante varios años. Ha pertenecido a la Cátedra Emiliano Zapata de la Universidad Autónoma Chapingo.
Su investigación se centra en la educación de las mujeres de clase alta durante el Porfiriato y la Revolución y la educación para el matrimonio como estrategia de ascenso y consolidación social. Al mismo tiempo, ha estudiado las causas del descontento social en la región del lago de Chalco durante el mismo período, así como la testamentaría indígena masculina y femenina durante el siglo XVI. Paralelamente ha investigado y colaborado de manera directa en los museos comunitarios.
Doctor and Master in History from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Bachelor of History from the Faculty of Higher Studies Acatlán, of the same university.
She has taught in the Community Development for Metropolitan Areas program at the Rosario Castellanos National University and served as director of the Xico Valley Community Museum. She recently rejoined the Women's Writings Seminar, of which she has been a member for several years. She has also held the Emiliano Zapata Chair at the Autonomous University of Chapingo.
Her research focuses on the education of upper-class women during the Porfiriato and the Revolution, and on marriage preparation as a strategy for social advancement and consolidation. She has also studied the causes of social discontent in the Lake Chalco region during the same period, as well as Indigenous male and female wills during the 16th century. In addition, she has conducted research and collaborated directly with community museums.