Jorge Sánchez Cruz

Jorge Sánchez Cruz is an Assistant Professor in the Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego. Their research focuses on 19th-21st century Latin American literature and culture, particularly examining Indigenous, queer, and undocumented voices in Mexico. They hold academic appointments previously at Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and Northwestern University.

• Education: Details not specified here, but holds terminal degree appropriate for academic rank.
• Affiliations: Arts & Humanities Division at UC San Diego

Research interests include queer theory, decolonial thought, and Indigenous studies, with a focus on how marginalized communities reimagine survival and creativity through art and activism. Current projects explore AIDS narratives in 1980s/90s Mexico/Chile and contemporary Oaxacan decolonial movements.

Publications include Aesthetics of Repair manuscript and co-edited Teoría Queer/Cuir en México. Recent articles analyze queer mourning, food sovereignty, and trans* visibility in border contexts.

• Awards: Mellon Foundation, ACLS, Harvard's David Rockefeller Center, and Penn's CRFQTS grants.
• Grants: Multiple institutional supports for research/pedagogy.

Teaching emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to gender, colonialism, and cultural production. Active in collaborative projects linking academic work with community-based initiatives.