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Kris Trujillo serves as Assistant Professor in Comparative Literature, The Divinity School, and The College at the University of Chicago, with affiliations spanning the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, Center for Latin American Studies, and Medieval Studies program.
His academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley (2017)
- M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School (2008)
- B.A. from Harvard University (2005)
Trujillo's research critically intersects medieval studies, queer of color critique, and critical theory, specializing in dialogues between medieval Christian mysticism and contemporary queer frameworks. His work examines how premodern devotional practices reshape understandings of desire, embodiment, and affect across literary traditions from medieval Latin to modern queer theory, consistently challenging periodization boundaries through psychoanalytic and critical race lenses.
His publications reveal thematic cohesion around melancholia, ecstatic states, and devotional practices, with recent work in Representations and postmedieval analyzing medieval texts through AIDS pandemic contexts, queer jouissance, and confessional literature. These contributions demonstrate his methodological commitment to reading premodern spirituality as generative for contemporary critical theory.
As an advisor, Trujillo mentors Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. students on interdisciplinary projects spanning medieval Christianity, queer theory, and racial melancholia, with recent topics including mystical literature in horror films and trans aesthetics in digital media. He actively organizes symposia on "Queer Premodernisms" and RaceB4Race initiatives, supported by university centers focused on anti-racist scholarship and marginalized voices in medieval studies.
