Frederick Luis Aldama
Frederick Luis Aldama, known as Professor Latinx, is a writer, editor, and scholar who holds an endowed humanities chair at UT Austin. He is Editor-in-Chief of FlowerSong Press and edits Latinx Pop Magazine. He has written or co-created more than 50 books, spanning scholarship, comics, graphic novels, YA fiction, and children's books. His work has been recognized with an Eisner-linked title, a City of Austin lifetime achievement award, and induction into several halls of fame. Born in Mexico City, he moved with his family to California as a child. He serves on the board of The Academy of American Poets.
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From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology
2025 · Ohio State University Press
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Growing Up in the Gutter: Diaspora and Comics
2024 · University of Arizona Press
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Through Fences
2024 · Ohio State University Press
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Latinx TV in the Twenty-First Century
2022 · University of Arizona Press
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Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities
2020 · University of Arizona Press
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Latinx Ciné in the Twenty-First Century
2019 · University of Arizona Press
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Reel Latinxs: Representation in U.S. Film and TV
2019 · University of Arizona Press
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Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics
2017 · University of Arizona Press
Buy on BookshopLong Stories Cut Short: Fictions from the Borderlands
2017 · The University of Arizona Press
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