PRESS & REVIEWS
IN THE PRESS
Selected reviews, media, and public conversations on Brown Trans Figurations and beyond.
“A needed contribution to trans Latinx studies… Galarte mounts a powerful critique… that will prove instructive for trans Latinx thinking to come.”
MARCOS GONSALEZ • LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS
01 ACADEMIC REVIEWS & CRITICAL ESSAYS
Trap/Trope: Galarte’s Trans-Figurative, Racialized Readings
GLQ: A JOURNAL OF LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES · VOL. 29, NO. 1, 2023 · CHRISTINA A. LEÓN
pp. 144–147.
“Trans Lies Elsewhere”: Trans of Color Lives, Critiques, and Futures
AMERICAN QUARTERLY · Vol. 74, No. 4, 2022 · Nishant Upadhyay
pp. 1053–1063.
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Review in Latino Studies
Latino Studies · Vol. 20, No. 1, 2022 · Lawrence M. La Fountain-Stokes (University of Michigan)
pp. 137–139.
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Review in Chiricú Journal
Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures · Vol. 8, No. 1, 2023 · Meleena Gil · Indiana University Press
pp. 147–150.
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Review in QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking
QED · Vol. 9, No. 3, 2022 · Michael Tristano Jr.
pp. 232–235.
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Review in The History Teacher
The History Teacher · Vol. 55, No. 3, 2022 · L. Heidenreich · Society for History Education
pp. 559–561.
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Review in The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion
IJIDI · Vol. 6, No. 4, 2022 · Javier Franco · Special Issue: Documenting Transborder Latinidades
pp. 138–140.
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Review in New Mexico Historical Review
New Mexico Historical Review · Vol. 99, No. 3, 2024 · Jennifer Domino Rudolph
p. 346.
Cambridge Introduction to Queer and Trans Studies
2025 · Ch. 4, “Queer/Trans of Color and Indigenous Critique”
Cites Galarte’s work on how brownness and transness operate in proximity.
02 PRESS COVERAGE
Three Recent Books about Trans Latinx Lives
Los Angeles Review of Books · March 2, 2022 · Marcos Gonsalez
Review essay featuring Brown Trans Figurations and its critique of Cherríe Moraga’s “Still Loving in the (Still) War Years.”
“Bad Bunny” class to be offered at UNM
UNM Newsroom · April 2026
Feature on Dr. Galarte’s course exploring pop culture, decolonial fashion, and critical AI literacy.
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U. New Mexico to offer “Bad Bunny” class exploring “decoloniality” and fashion
The College Fix · May 2026
Interview on using popular culture to teach humanities concepts and archival research.
03 PODCASTS & AUDIO
“Spend Time with Yourself” with Francisco
How to Be a Hot Guy Podcast · June 15, 2026 · Host: Aneliza Carmen Ruíz
Masculinity, personal growth, power dynamics, self-reflection, and style across life stages.
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The Priorities Podcast
February 2023 · Hosts: Amy & Bryan Lattimore
Gender identity, masculinity, intersectionality, and systemic cultural shifts.
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Gender Reveal, Episode 92
March 2021 · Host: Tuck Woodstock
On Brown Trans Figurations, editing TSQ, and the politics of “Chicanx/Latinx.”
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New Books Network: LGBTQ+ Studies
March 2021 · Host: John Marszalek III
Scholarly interview on “brown trans figuration” as a theoretical framework.
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04 RECORDED TALKS & KEYNOTES
The Wound Makes the Man
USC Latinx Center · Feb 2022 · Moderator: Dr. Zakiyyah Iman Jackson
Trans Day of Visibility Keynote
NYU BeTogether Series · March 2022 · with Dr. Lisa Coleman
Trans-American Detritus: A Study in Trans-Femicide
National Hispanic Cultural Center / UNM · May 2021