Jennifer is a Ph.D. candidate in Latin American History at Indiana University-Bloomington. Her work examines the history of Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s through the lens of the life and works of Sergio García Michel, a life-long independent filmmaker, leftist critic, archivist, teacher, and rocanrolero, who she argues was an emblem of his time, both reflective and at the forefront of history. When García died suddenly in 2010, he was remembered as “the Superochero,” a master in the art of making experimental films without institutional support and with minimal resources, in particular, the super-8 camera, but also video. His films include a wide range of countercultural shorts, political documentaries, docu-fiction, fiction, and rockumentaries, all of which represent key shifts in his life, ideals, and in the history of Mexico and the world.
Jennifer has received support from both Fulbright García-Robles and the Social Science Research Council to conduct research for this project. She is also producing, directing, and editing a documentary about García told mainly through the lives of those he impacted. She currently resides in Mexico City.
Contact: jlboles@indiana.edu
