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Professor Calvo-Quiros’ research and teaching engage with the intersections of multidisciplinary fields including Design, Aesthetics, and Latina/o Studies. His early work focused on subcultures, particularly the car culture, race, and class, exploring how cars manifest American values and anxieties. He studied lowrider car customizations and the use of color and design methodologies, linking these to Chicana/o and Latina/o oral traditions. His recent research titled 'Insatiable Appetites: Transborder Monsters, Saints, Sinners' investigates the U.S.-Mexico border region as a sociopolitical space of conflict and struggle. Professor Calvo-Quiros utilizes a variety of primary sources, including government proceedings and interviews, to study border folk saints and monsters. His interests encompass Chicana/o and Latina/o feminist, queer, and de-colonial methodologies, aiming to formulate new racial, gender, and sensual discourses in America.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science