The poster has a yellow, red, blue and purple painted background, with black lettering for the title, reading “Latin/o American Queer and Feminist Theories” in all capital letters, and black lettering for the course description, reading “Dr. Jorge Sánchez Cruz, Harvard. Summer 2022; Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-6pm. July 5 - August 11, 2022 at MIT” in a thin font. To the bottom left on the poster reads in white text against a brown background in the shape of a box “Applications Due 6/1/2022” in all capital letters. In the lower right hand corner of the poster are the MIT logo with white and black letters, and the GCWS logo with white and purple lettering. 

Tuesdays/Thursday 3:00-6:00PM, Summer 2022

Applications due 6/1/2022

This course explores the encounters between Queer/Cuir and Feminist Theories from Latin America and from U.S. based Latina/o/x authors.  The course explores how these fields of inquiry brush on each other through concepts such as borders, embodiment, the self, gender and sexuality, capitalism, and colonialism. In this class, students will be introduced to how queer/cuir and feminist theories from Latino/o America intersect with other fields of inquiry, such as literary and cultural studies, Marxism, trans* theory, affect theory, and decolonial thought. The class will also put into conversation theory and praxis, that is, aesthetic practices, like performance, art, literature, film, and poetry.

Faculty

Dr. Jorge Sánchez Cruz is pictured in his faculty headshot looking at the camera with short black hair smiling. He is wearing a black blazer and green shirt. He is pictured outside surrounded by trees and in front of a podium beneath a statue.

Jorge Sánchez Cruz is visiting assistant professor at Harvard University. His work explores the intersection of Latin American literary and cultural studies with queer and trans theories, feminist theories, and decolonial thought.