Malcolm Botto

Program coordinator, International Study Programs

Office: 204E HRCB
Telephone: (801) 422-6677
Fax: (801) 422-1487
E-mail: malcolm_botto@byu.edu

Expertise

Cross-cultural training, international program development
Linguistics (Spanish and Latin American indigenous languages, particularly Mayan language family)
Mass media and identity construction
Latin America, Spain

Education

MA mass communications, BYU, 2008
BA, linguistics and anthropology, BYU, 2001

Background

Malcolm Miguel Botto, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, completed his undergraduate degree in linguistics and anthropology at Brigham Young University. Botto's graduate work in mass communications focused on media (particularly music) and indigenous identity construction in Guatemala. He has been involved in the Living Legends' production of Seasons, a cultural show representing Native American, Polynesian, and Latin American cultures through music and dance. In addition to being an ISP coordinator, he enjoys teaching the language course: Introduction to K´iche´.