Benjamin Mier-Cruz
Credentials: Nordic
Position title: Assistant Professor
Pronouns: they/them
Email: miercruz@wisc.edu
Address:
Office Number: 1304 Van Hise Hall
Language(s): Swedish, German
Research/Language Interests: Nordic cinema and modern Nordic literature; queer and transgender cinema; Black feminist theory; Swedish language and pedagogy.
About: Benjamin Mier-Cruz is Assistant Professor of Scandinavian Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. Their research interests are Nordic cinema and queer and transgender cinema with a focus on filmmakers of color. Benjamin’s current book project explores race, gender, and sexuality in documentaries and short films by Swedish filmmakers of color. Their additional research interests include transgender studies, queer theory, Black feminist theory, vampire literature, and German literature and film.
Education:
• University of California, Berkeley, PhD in Scandinavian Languages & Literatures
• University of California, Berkeley, MA in Scandinavian Languages & Literatures
• Arizona State University, BA in German