Raúl Romo

Raúl Romo is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at the University of California, Irvine. He explores contemporary Latin American and Latinx literature, film, and visual culture through queer/decolonial theory and urban studies. Using transmedial approaches to literary and historical archives, he examines how queerness evolves through self-narration and embodied practices of queer Mexican/Latinx artists, writers, and filmmakers. He is particularly interested in how artists, narrators, and filmmakers from Latin America and Latinx communities in the U.S. depict themselves through storytelling and visual representation.

Beyond literature and film, Raúl explores visual culture through art installations, public interventions, and anti-monuments, investigating how spaces are reconfigured to challenge hegemonic and exclusionary historical narratives. He is also interested in curatorial practices, artistic discourse, and public engagement, particularly in relation to activism and marginalized groups.