Rosa Felicitas Philipp
Dr. Rosa Felicitas Philipp is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Economic and Social Geography Group at Heidelberg University. She completed her PhD at the University of Bern with the dissertation “Defensa de la vida (Defence of Life): Infrastructured Bodies, Care and Resistance at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.” In her doctoral research, she examined the resistance of Indigenous women against a mega-infrastructure project in southern Mexico. Her research focuses on feminist and decolonial perspectives, with a regional emphasis on Latin America. Methodologically, Rosa Philipp employs audiovisual, ethnographic, and participatory approaches. In her current project, she is exploring the intersections of health, climate change, and social justice, with a particular focus on the experiences of people living with chronic illnesses.
Country/Region of interest/research focus: Latin America