Frederick Luis Aldama Explained

Frederick Luis Aldama
Birth Date:6 March 1969
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:University professor, author
Alma Mater:PhD, Stanford University (1999), BA, University of California, Berkeley (1992)
Discipline:fiction, non-fiction, film studies, pop culture, comics
Notable Works:Long Story Cut Short (2017), Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics (2018)
Awards:Eisner Award (2018)

Frederick Luis Aldama is an American author, editor, and academic. He is the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and founder and director of the Latinx Pop Lab at the University of Texas, Austin.[1] At UT Austin is also affiliate faculty in Latino Media Arts & Studies and LGBTQ Studies. He continues to hold the title Distinguished University Professor[2] as adjunct professor at The Ohio State University.[3] He teaches courses on Latino pop culture, especially focused on the areas of comics, TV, film, animation, and video games in the departments of English and Radio-Television-Film at UT Austin. At the Ohio State University he was Distinguished University Professor, Arts & Humanities Distinguished Professor of English, University Distinguished Scholar, and Alumni Distinguished Teacher as well as recipient of the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring and the Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award. He was also founder and director of the award-winning LASER/Latinx Space for Enrichment Research[4] [5] [6] and founder and co-director of the Humanities & Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute.[7] In has been inducted into the National Academy of Teachers, National Cartoonist Society,[8] the Texas Institute of Letters,[9] the Ohio State University's Office of Diversity & Inclusion Hall of Fame,[10] and as board of directors for The Academy of American Poets.[11] He sits on the boards for American Library Association Graphic Novel and Comics Round Table, BreakBread Literacy Project, and Ad Astra Media. He is founder and director of UT Austin's BIPOC POP: Comics, Gaming & Animation Arts Expo & Symposium[12] as well as Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Latinx Pop Magazine.

Early life and education

Aldama was born in Mexico City to a Guatemalan- and Irish-American mother from Los Angeles and a Mexican father from Mexico City. When he was a child, his mother moved the family to California.[13] He received his undergraduate degree Latin: summa cum laude in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992 and obtained his PhD from Stanford University in 1999.[14] [15]

Career

Aldama is an author of fiction and comics as well as a scholar and professor who uses insights from narrative theory, cognitive science, and Latino critical cultural theory to enrich understanding of the creation, distribution, and consumption of Latino pop cultural phenomena, especially comic books, TV, film, and animation.

He is book series editor of the Latinx and Latin American Profiles [16] (with the University of Pittsburgh Press) that publishes scholarship on innovative Latino cultural figures, such as Reading Junot Diaz[17] and Poets, Philosophers, Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi.[18] He edits the Global Media & Race[19] and Critical Graphics series (with Rutgers University Press).[20] He edits the Biographix series (University Press of Mississippi) that provides critical insight to key figures in comics. He co-edits the Global Latin/o Americas series (the Ohio State University Press), Latinx Pop Culture[21] (for University of Arizona Press) as well as the World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction series (for the University of Texas Press).[22] Aldama edits Latinographix,[23] a comic books series that showcases graphic novels, memoir, and nonfiction by Latino writers and artists, including Tales from la Vida: A Latinx Comics Anthology and United States of Banana: A Graphic Novel by Giannina Braschi and Joakim Lindengren.

In 2017, Aldama published his first book of fiction, Long Stories Cut Short: Fictions from the Borderlands.[24] His flash fiction style depicts marginalized Latino lives on both sides of the US/Mexico border.[25] He is the author of the children's books, Con Papá / With Papá[26] and The Adventures of Charlie the Chupacabra (English 2020; Spanish 221).[27] He wrote and produced the award-winning animation film Carlitos Chupacabra as well as produced the first documentary film on the history of Latino superheroes in mainstream comics.[28] He co-founded and directed of SÕL-CON: The Brown, Black, & Indigenous Comics Expo.[29] He is founder and director of the Latinx Pop Lab BIPOC Comics & Multimedia Arts Expo & Symposium at UT Austin—the nation's only collegiate comic book expo that focuses on the work of BIPOC scholars, artists, writers, editors, filmmakers, and illustrators. He served on the executive council of the International Society for the Study of Narrative from 2013 to 2015,[30] and serves on the advisory boards for journals such as Narrative,[31] INKS: The Journal of Comics Society,[32] MELUS, and Journal of Narrative Theory.[33] He is a member of the board for the Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies.[34] He is an associate editor of American Book Review[35] and judge for the TIL/Texas Institute of Letters.

Essays, interviews, and media appearances

Aldama's articles, reviews, and interviews have appeared in Aztlán, College Literature, Poets & Writers, World Literature Today, Cross Cultural Poetics, Lit: Literature Interpretation Theory, Lucero, Comparative Literature, The Callaloo Journal, Nepantla, Journal of Interdisciplinary Literary Analysis, American Literature, Latin American Research Review, Modern Fiction Studies, Modern Drama, SubStance, Style, ImageTexT, Latino Studies Projections: The Journal of Movies and Mind, Alter/nativas: Latin American Cultural Studies Journal, and Journal of the West. Interviews with Aldama have appeared in ABC News,[36] PBS, Fox News Latino,[37] CNN, VOXXI, MSNBC,[38] Telemundo, The Washington Post,[39] the New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Channel 10 news,[40] Hispanic Living; Listin Diario; Spain's Efe; KETR Radio, and KCET's Artbound “Love & Rockets” documentary His the podcast host for "Into the COLA-verse" that listeners on the unique journeys of faculty in the College of Liberal Arts at UT Austin.

Selected awards

Books published

As author

As editor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The next phase in the journey: Frederick Aldama. 16 February 2021 . 2021-03-06. Ohio State University. en-US.
  2. Web site: 6 December 2019 . LASER Director named Distinguished University Professor . Office of Diversity and Inclusion . Ohio State University.
  3. Web site: University Distinguished Scholar Award 2014 . 2018-07-25 . University Awards . Ohio State University.
  4. Web site: Bright Spots in Hispanic Education Fulfilling America's Future. White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. 2016-08-16. U.S. Department of Education. en. 2018-07-25.
  5. Web site: LASER Home LASER. 2018. Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Ohio State University. en. 2018-07-25. 2018-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033218/https://odi.osu.edu/laser/. dead.
  6. Web site: Latino Education Summit 2016. 2016-03-11. ohio.gov. Ohio Latino Affairs Commission.
  7. Web site: Humanities & Cognitive Science High School Summer Institute (HumCog). Ohio State University. en-US. 2018-07-25.
  8. Web site: National Cartoonists Society . 2023-05-23 . www.nationalcartoonists.com . en.
  9. Web site: Frederick Aldama Inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters . 2023-05-23 . liberalarts.utexas.edu . en.
  10. Web site: Aldama Inducted into the Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion Hall of Fame. . 2023-05-23 . liberalarts.utexas.edu . en.
  11. Web site: Academy of American Poets Elects UT English Professor to Its Board of Directors . 2023-05-23 . liberalarts.utexas.edu . en.
  12. Web site: Richardson . Robert . 2023-03-23 . BIPOC Pop Brings Together Minority Comic Book Creators, Animators, and Filmmakers . 2023-05-23 . Reporting Texas.
  13. Web site: The Pilgrimage of Professor Latinx: Frederick Luis Aldama and the Making of an Academic Superhero . 2023-05-23 . lifeandletters.la.utexas.edu.
  14. Web site: Frederick Luis Aldama. Department of English. Ohio State University.
  15. Web site: Fiction as the Distillation and Reconstruction of Reality: An Interview with Frederick Luis Aldama regarding The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez By Daniel A. Olivas . 2024-08-27 . LATINO BOOK REVIEW . en-US.
  16. Web site: Latinx and Latin American Profiles. University of Pittsburgh Press. 2020-08-27.
  17. Book: Project MUSE - Reading Junot Diaz. 2020-10-09. muse.jhu.edu. 9780822981244 . en . Gonzalez . Christopher . 28 December 2015 . University of Pittsburgh Press .
  18. Web site: ivetteromero. 2020-08-17. Forthcoming—"Poets, Philosophers, Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi". 2020-10-09. Repeating Islands. en.
  19. Web site: Series Descriptions. 2020-10-09. Rutgers University Press.
  20. Web site: SEARCH RESULTS FOR: "Critical Graphics". Rutgers University Press. 2020-08-27.
  21. Web site: Latinx Pop Culture. The University of Arizona Press. 29 March 2017 . University of Arizona. en-US. 2018-07-25.
  22. Web site: World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series. University of Texas Press.
  23. Web site: Latinographix. Ohio State University Press.
  24. Web site: Long Stories Cut Short. 2018-07-25. The University of Arizona Press. 12 July 2017 . University of Arizona. en-US.
  25. Web site: Sanchez. Casey. 2016-11-17. "Long Stories Cut Short: Fictions From the Borderlands" by Frederick Luis Aldama.
  26. Web site: Latinographix: The Ohio State Latinx Comics Series. Ohio State University Press. 2018-07-25.
  27. Web site: The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie . 2023-05-23 . ohiostatepress.org.
  28. News: Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics: The Documentary. Professor LatinX. 2018-07-25. en-US.
  29. Web site: SÕL-CON: The Brown and Black Comics Expo. Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 2018. Ohio State University. en. 2018-07-25.
  30. Web site: Past Executive Council Members. International Society for the Study of Narrative. Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship: Georgetown University.
  31. Web site: Narrative. Ohio State University Press.
  32. Web site: Dueben. Alex. "It's an Ideal Moment": An Interview with Frederick Aldama . 24 September 2018 . 2020-10-09. en-US.
  33. Web site: About. Journal of Narrative Theory. Eastern Michigan University.
  34. Web site: Latino Studies: Editorial Board. Oxford Bibliographies. Oxford University Press.
  35. Web site: Editors. American Book Review.
  36. News: Ohio State professor hopes to inspire diversity in comic movies. WSYX. WSYX. WTTE. WTTE. 2018-07-25. en-US.
  37. News: DC Comics Unveils Revamped Latino Superhero. Garcia. Victor. 2013-02-22. Fox News. 2018-07-25. en-US.
  38. News: The barriers for Mexican filmmakers in the US. 2016-01-13. MSNBC. 2018-07-25. en-US.
  39. News: Can comics unite minority students? Today, Sol-Con founder tests his belief.. Washington Post. en. 2018-07-25.
  40. Web site: Local professors look at how 'Captain Marvel' movie is changing comic book stereotypes. 2019-03-21. 10 WBNS.
  41. Web site: Media Arts Film Festival Department of Media Arts . 2023-05-23 . mediaarts.unt.edu.
  42. Web site: Carlitos Chupacabra . 2023-05-23 . es-MX.
  43. Web site: 2021-08-25 . Multiple UA Press Books Receive Honorable Mentions for International Latino Book Awards . 2023-05-23 . UAPress . en-US.
  44. Web site: 2021 Comics Studies Society Prize Winners . 2023-05-23 . en.
  45. Web site: Aldama Receives Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award. Conkle. Madalynn. 2019-03-29. Department of English. Ohio State University.
  46. Web site: 2018–2019 Rodica C. Botoman Award. Podalsky. Laura. Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University. 2019-03-27. Facebook.
  47. Web site: Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List. McMillan. Graeme. 2018-07-21. The Hollywood Reporter.
  48. Web site: Our 2018 International Latino Book Awards Winners. 2018-09-10. The University of Arizona Press. University of Arizona. en-US. 2018-07-25.
  49. Web site: OSU Arts & Sciences: News & Updates. 2017-04-05. College of Arts and Sciences. Ohio State University.
  50. Web site: ASC Spotlights: Frederick Luis Aldama.
  51. Web site: Emerging Community Engagement Award. 2014-05-06. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Ohio State University.
  52. Web site: 2008 Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award. Recognizing Excellence at Ohio State. Ohio State University.
  53. Web site: MLA Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies Winners. 2004. Modern Language Association.
  54. Web site: Directory of Ford Foundation Fellows. Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. National Academy of Sciences. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330181713/http://nrc58.nas.edu/FordFellowDirect/Main/SearchDetailDisplay.aspx?Check=123&ALL=&ANY=&TNAD=106298. 2019-03-30.
  55. Web site: Con Papá / With Papá . 2023-05-23 . ohiostatepress.org.
  56. Web site: Pyroclast . 2024-01-23 . scoutcomics.com/.
  57. Web site: Through Fences . 2024-01-23 . ohiostatepress.org.
  58. Web site: The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez . 2024-01-23 . flowersongpress.com.
  59. Book: Labyrinths Borne . 2024-01-23. amazon.com. 979-8-8691-7326-3 . Aldama . Frederick Luis . 9 February 2024 . Ad Astra Media, LLC .
  60. Book: Poets, philosophers, lovers: on the writings of Giannina Braschi. Pittsburgh. Aldama, Frederick Luis, O'Dwyer, Tess.. 27 October 2020 . 978-0-8229-4618-2. Pittsburgh, Pa.. 1143649021.
  61. Book: Braschi, Giannina. United States of Banana: a graphic novel. The Ohio State University Press. Lindengren, Joakim, Smith, Amanda M., Sheeran, Amy. 2021 . 978-0-8142-5786-9. Columbus. 1191708270.

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