Lydia Rodríguez Cuevas
Ph.D. Anthropology
​I am a linguistic anthropologist with an interest in linguistic relativity, the anthropology of time, spontaneous gesture, and discourse analysis. My work explores the relationship between grammatical categories and cognition, and how the language that we speak may influence thought patterns and worldview.
Areas of Expertise
Linguistic Anthropology, gesture, language and cognition, linguistic relativity, Mayan languages
My research focuses on the multi-modal analysis of conversation and discourse in a variety of cultural and linguistic contexts; I have conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Quito (Ecuador), Madrid (Spain), Chiapas (Mexico), and Dallas (United States). Lately, I have become interested in politicians' gestures and their relationship to political discourse. Some of my latest research examines gesture-speech mismatches in political discourse and the effects of deception in speech-accompanying gestures.
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I welcome inquiries from students and colleagues interested in linguistic anthropology.
Get in Touch
Department of Anthropology
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, NY 13676
(+1) 315 267 3014