Carlos Gomez

Carlos Gomez is a Lecturer in the Ethnic Studies Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and a PhD student in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). They hold a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Riverside and a Bachelor of Science in Comparative Ethnic Studies and Sociology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

• Education: M.A. Ethnic Studies (UC Riverside), B.S. Comparative Ethnic Studies & Sociology (Cal Poly)

Their research utilizes visual studies, performance, and aesthetics to examine intersections of gender, sexuality, science, and technology within frameworks of racial settler colonialism. Key focus areas include transnational surveillance systems, medico-racial gendering, and trans of color lifeways through cultural expression and aesthetic practice.