Frederick Luis Aldama

Frederick Luis Aldama, known as Professor Latinx, is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas and adjunct Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University. He founded and directs the Latinx Pop Lab, a research hub exploring Latinx cultural production.

Research Focus:

• Latinx children’s and young adult literature
• Storytelling and identity formation
• Interdisciplinary cultural studies
• Genre-spanning narratives and publishing dynamics
• Intersection of aesthetics and societal challenges

Affiliations:

• University of Texas Humanities Chair
• Adjunct Professor at The Ohio State University
• Founder of the Latinx Pop Lab

His career spans authoring over 30 books, editing nine academic press series, and curating interviews with Latinx writers. His work interrogates themes like immigration, censorship, and cultural hybridity, with a focus on cross-genre adaptations into theater, film, and visual arts.