Octavio R. Gonzalez

Octavio (Tavi) Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of English & Creative Writing at Wellesley College. His work focuses on queer literary studies, transatlantic Modernism, and 20th-century fiction.

• B.A., Swarthmore College
• M.A., Pennsylvania State University
• M.A., Rutgers University
• Ph.D., Rutgers University

Research interests include:

• Queer representations of HIV/AIDS
• Transatlantic Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance
• Queer formalist approaches to narrative
• Contemporary LGBTQ+ literary criticism

His monograph Misfit Modernism (Penn State Press, 2020) examines queer narrative techniques in 20th-century fiction. Current projects include the poetry manuscript Limerence: The Wingless Hour and interdisciplinary collaborations on queer climate fiction.