Rocio Carlos

Rocio Carlos is an Associate Professor in Humanities and Sciences. Her creative practice spans poetry, collaborative writing, and literary curation, with affiliations including co-publishing the Wirecutter Collective and forthcoming publications.

Research Focus: Carlos explores interdisciplinary intersections through:

• Queer literary frameworks and magical realism techniques
• Experimental narrative structures in poetry and prose
• Collaborative creation models across artistic disciplines
• Cultural identity representations in contemporary literature

Her courses reflect these interests, including Queer Voices Across Lit Genres, Magical Realisms, and Poetry Workshop.

Publications: Her four major creative works (2012-2018) exhibit progression from individual mythological explorations toward collaborative feminist experiments. Recent works increasingly engage with interdisciplinary art and digital publishing formats.

Awards:

• PEN Center Emerging Voices Fellowship (2003)

As co-publisher of Wirecutter Collective, she supports avant-garde literary projects and is currently completing (the other house). Her work has been featured in LACMA's Pacific Standard Time exhibition and journals like Angel City Review.