Nicolas Barnum is from Birmingham, Alabama. He received his B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Rhodes College and his M.A. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. He is currently a Ph.D student in Latin American Studies at Tulane University where his research focuses on contemporary issues of language revitalization and policy in Mesoamerica with a particular emphasis on Mayan languages. He also researches Mesoamerican writing systems and the early Colonial history of New Spain through the lens of decolonization.
