Vek Lewis

Vek Lewis is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Their work bridges cultural studies, gender and sexuality research, and migration studies, with a focus on Latin American contexts.

• Expertise in Mexican Studies, Chilean migration, and queer/trans identities
• Teaches Latin American popular culture, critical theory, and Latino/a studies
• Active in participant action research and institutional ethnography

Research spans transgender studies, critical discourse analysis, and social movements, addressing state violence, spatial politics, and decolonial frameworks. Recent projects include Latin American migration to Sydney and internal trans displacements in Mexico.

Collaborates with associations like AILASA and LASA, co-edits the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, and supervises PhD/MPhil candidates in interdisciplinary topics connecting gender, migration, and decolonial thought.