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Nina Versenyi

Nina Versenyi poses with long brown hair stands outdoors in front of lush green foliage. She is smiling warmly and wearing round, gold-rimmed glasses, a light gray knit sweater, and a necklace with a vertical pendant. The background is softly blurred, with trees and greenery suggesting a garden or park setting.

PhD Student, American Studies

Nina Versenyi is a Ph.D. student in American Studies. Her research focuses on material and visual culture, memory studies, spatial/temporal justice, and empire. She examines how memory, time, and material objects are mobilized as a strategy of possession in ongoing processes of U.S. settler colonialism and empire. Prior to coming to UMD, Nina earned her M.A. in Museum and Exhibition Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her B.A. in Spanish and Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.