Tace Hedrick

Tace Hedrick is a Professor at the University of Florida, specializing in United States Latinx/Chicanx and Latin American Studies. Her research focuses on intellectual history, popular genre studies, and feminist critiques of Latina literature and gothic romance. She has published widely on topics such as New Age spirituality, Mestiza identity, and the intersection of race, sexuality, and religion.

Recent and upcoming talks include discussions on Silvia Moreno-García’s Mexican Gothic and Gloria Anzaldúa’s psychological frameworks at conferences like Latinx Visions and the Latinx Studies Association. Her current book project explores New Age spiritual belief systems in Latin/x America, analyzing the works of Gloria Anzaldúa, Walter Mercado, and Ana Mendieta.

Hedrick’s scholarship bridges literature and cultural critique, examining how Latinx/Chicanx artists re-imagine racialized and sexualized imagery. Key publications include Chica Lit: Popular Latina Fiction and Americanization in the Twenty-First Century (2015) and multiple peer-reviewed essays on gothic fiction, queer temporality, and cultural hybridity.

Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding Latinx identity, blending literary analysis with historical and social contexts. Awards and grants are not explicitly listed, but her extensive publication record reflects sustained academic engagement with marginalized narratives and cultural politics.