Alexis Herrera is a first-year PhD student in the Program in Literature. His research draws from film and media theory, critical race studies, science studies, and psychoanalysis to examine the history and politics of 20th and 21st century U.S. Latina/o/x racialization. He holds an MS from the University of Michigan in information and science and technology studies (2023) and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in sociology (2019).