Benjamin Mier-Cruz
Position title: Assistant Professor of Gender & Women's Studies, and German, Nordic & Slavic +
Email: miercruz@wisc.edu
Pronouns: they/them
Joint Appointment: Scandinavian Studies
Benjamin Mier-Cruz is Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Scandinavian Studies. Their research interests are queer and transgender cinema and Nordic 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 queer theory, transgender studies, Black feminist theory, and German literature and film.