Overview
José Rafael Ponciano (he/him) is a Ph.D. student in Romance Studies at Cornell University. His interests lean toward queer theory, masculinities, affect, and cultural production in Central America.
Rafael earned his B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies from the University of Waterloo (Canada), with minors in German, Cultural Identities, and Music. More recently, he earned his M.A. in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures from the University of Toronto (Canada).