Javier Ramírez Franco

Javier Ramírez Franco is a PhD in Spanish Literature candidate in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. A current Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellow, his dissertation research focuses on Mexican machismo and trauma through the representation of drag queens in 20th and 21st century Mexican and Mexican-American literature and culture. Additionally, his research interests include gender & sexuality studies, film & media studies, queer theory, trauma & memory studies, and digital humanities. He earned his BA in Spanish, MA in Spanish, and a graduate certificate in Latin American studies from California State University, Long Beach.