Rae Langes

Rae Langes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. They hold a PhD in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with research focusing on queer and trans performance and visual art across the U.S. and Latin America.

Education:

• Ph.D., Performance Studies, Northwestern University, 2019
• Certificate, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Northwestern University, 2019
• M.A., Performance Studies, Northwestern University, 2012
• M.F.A., Studio of Performance, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2011
• B.A., Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance, Arizona State University, 2009

Their scholarship centers on trans kinship, pleasure, and futurity through multimedia art, bridging intersectional feminisms, LGBTQ+ histories, immigration politics, and social justice activism. Teaching integrates performance as both analytical framework and methodological tool for examining gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and disability within institutional and everyday contexts.

Editorial work on Sofia Moreno's Flores Nocturnas series (2021, 2024) demonstrates consistent engagement with Latin American queer visual culture, emphasizing trans representation and community-building through art. Publications reveal growing emphasis on futurity and pleasure as political frameworks within transgender studies and contemporary art curation.

Scientific awards:

• 2025: Feminist Scholar Award, Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• 2024: Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ People, Universities of Wisconsin
• 2023: Feminist Mentor Award, Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• 2021: Feminist Teacher Award, Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Langes mentors students in LGBTQ Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies programs through curatorial projects like the Flores Nocturnas exhibition at UW-EC's Foster Gallery. Their activist-oriented pedagogy connects classroom learning with community engagement at spaces such as The Center for Social Justice at the University of Oklahoma, though specific grant funding is not documented in available materials.

Collaborative work with Mexico City-based artist Sofia Moreno exemplifies their commitment to transnational artistic partnerships, utilizing university galleries as sites for exploring queer futurity and kinship networks beyond traditional academic boundaries.