Melissa González

Melissa González is a Professor at Davidson College, serving as Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Chair of Latin American Studies. She is Core Faculty in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Hispanic Studies, where she teaches courses on postcolonial LGBTQ cultures in the Americas, U.S. Latinx literature, and Latin American/Spanish film. Her interdisciplinary work bridges feminist and queer theoretical frameworks with racial and ethnic studies.

• Ph.D., M.A. in Latin American and Iberian Cultures from Columbia University
• B.A. in English from Columbia University

Her research focuses on marginalized knowledges in dissident sexual cultures across Latin America and the U.S., emphasizing intersectional liberation and critiques of assimilationist narratives. Publications appear in journals such as American Quarterly, GLQ, and Transgender Studies Quarterly.

She actively mentors students in Hispanic Studies, Latin American Studies, and Gender and Sexuality Studies, fostering interdisciplinary research projects. Her teaching philosophy prioritizes radical democracy and intellectual risk-taking, informed by her own research into power, subjectivity, and cultural production.