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Tjalling Valdés Olmos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on Global Colonial Media Histories, examining how genre, affectively and aesthetically, influences resistance to settler colonialism. He employs decolonial queer methodologies to explore how genres transform transnationally and how they inform the ways individuals navigate historical power dynamics. His research interests encompass speculative history, cultural critique, analysis of ambivalence, pop cultural mediations, indigenous studies, black feminist theory, and queer color studies. Tjalling has co-edited an Open Access volume titled 'Rural Imaginations in a Globalized World' and has published articles addressing eco-anxiety and settler colonial narratives. He actively participates in the Terra Critica network and is part of significant ERC-funded projects, contributing to interdisciplinary academic discourse.
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