Giancarlo Cornejo

Giancarlo Cornejo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Rhetoric with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender and Sexuality from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Prior to joining UCLA in 2023, he served as Assistant Professor in the Division of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California (USC).

• B.A., Sociology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2008
• Ph.D., Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley, 2018

His research focuses on decolonial queer theory, transgender imaginaries in the Andes, affective resistance strategies, and critiques of authoritarian systems. Publications span journals like Camera Obscura, GLQ, and Revista de Estudios Sociales, examining intersections of queer identities, political violence, and cultural memory in Latin America.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent engagement with:

• Queer and trans political movements
• Memory studies and affective resistance
• Intersectional critiques of authoritarianism
• Decolonial feminist frameworks
• Non-Western epistemologies
• Visual and media culture analysis