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Frederick Luis Aldama is the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin and an Adjunct Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State University. He is the founder and director of the Latinx Pop Lab, which focuses on Latinx and BIPOC representation in comics, film, TV, and young adult literature. Aldama has an impressive portfolio as an award-winning author, co-author, and editor of numerous books and series that explore Latinx graphic fiction and nonfiction. He has produced and co-created documentaries on Latinx comic book superheroes and has authored children's books, including the award-winning 'Con Papá/With Papá' and 'Adventures Chupacabra Charlie.' Aldama has received accolades such as induction into the Texas Institute of Letters and the National Cartoonist Society. His academic interests also include teaching and consulting for organizations like Ubisoft and PBS, emphasizing the intersection of storytelling, comics, and popular culture. He is also involved in various literary and arts boards, contributing significantly to the field through initiatives like the BIPOC PoP Comics Expo.
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