Degrees
2023, B.A. Gender Studies / English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bio
xochi-maría ramos-lara (she/they) is a doctoral student in english and comparative literature. her main research interest focuses on the (lacanian) subjectivity of gay latinx poets as they wrote during the american aids epidemic of the 80s and 90s, taking into account the presence of the hiv virus itself as an important character. besides this, x. is interested in non-white marxist critiques of the state, hegemonic ideologies, and culture; anti-white violent resistance via brown power (ex. the palestinian intifadas); queer performances of subversion in the american drag and ballroom scenes; and the power dynamics of bareback subculture in gay pornography.
outside of the academy, x. loves writing poetry, collective education on critical ethnic studies, participating in local political action, and going to gay clubs as a form of praxis.
Publications:
- “i planted some lavender in my front yard saturday morning,” SAGE, 2024.
- “afuera,” Screen Door Review, 2023.
- “white mother,” Carolina Muse: Literary & Arts Magazine, 2023.