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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr.
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PhD Candidate @ UT Austin | MSEd @ IU Bloomington + BA @ San José State | Higher Education | Qualitative, Arts-Based Methods // Jotería Crips in the Academy
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Potential Themes:
* Jotería Crip Worldmaking
* Intersections of Latindiad, Dis/abilities, & Queerness
* Trans Latinx/é Masculinities & Dis/abilities
* Mental Health, Wellbeing, & Thrivance
* Joy, Healing, & Hope
* Disability Justice & Disability Activism

Due Nov. 14, 2025
@joteriacripsartcollective QUEER TRANS LATINX/É DIS/ABILITIES ART PHOTOGRAPHY POETRY SHORT STORIES Potential Themes: * Jotería Crip Worldmaking * Intersections of Latindiad, Dis/abilities, & Queerness * Trans Latinx/é Masculinities & Dis/abilities * Mental Health, Wellbeing, & Thrivance * Joy, Healing, & Hope * Disability Justice & Disability Activism Due Nov. 14, 2025
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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JOTERÍA CRIPS ZINE OPEN CALL
Inaugural Issue: Issue #1

Currently accepting submissions of all mediums.

Send Submissions to: joterí[email protected]
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JOTERÍA CRIPS ZINE OPEN CALL Inaugural Issue: Issue #1 Currently accepting submissions of all mediums. Send Submissions to: joteriacripartscollective@gmail.com theme details on next page @joteriacripsartcollectivr
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Was holding off from sharing but excited that I am one of the recipents of the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Dissertation Fellowship.

Being a CDIP Fellow since 2021 has provided many invaluable opportunities & external financial resources.

Proud San José State University alumnus. #cdip #csu
CSU The California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Award Decision CDIP Dissertation Fellowship 2025-2026 Dear Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr., Congratulations! We are delighted to inform you that you have been selected to receive the Dissertation Fellowship through the California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP)! This is an exciting milestone in your doctoral journey and a well-deserved recognition of your academic accomplishments.
September 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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WE ARE BACK FOR FALL 2025!
Join other doctoral night owls for some late-night productivity.
The Night Owl Doctoral Writing Group will begin Thurs., Sept. 4 @ 9pm CT.

Thursdays: 9pm-1am CT/7pm-11pm PST
Fill out form to receive the Zoom link.

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Night OWL Doctoral Writing Group Join other doctoral night owls & work on dissertation proposal, dissertation, manuscripts, etc. Fall 2025 // Thursdays 9pm-1am Central 10pm-2am Eastern 7pm-11pm Pacific Contact: Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. (he/él) PhD Candidate, UT Austin grodriguezlemus@utexas.edu https://bit.ly/NightOwlDoc Fill ouT Interest form for Zoom LInk
August 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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My thought partners today. 💜
Book on a table in a library.
August 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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My top tier sign of being Mexican + American is always carrying both a $2 dollar bill and a 50$ Peso with the axolotl.
50$ Peso and $2 bill on a table with a cacti plant.
August 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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My plant has been having babies. 🪴
Plants on top of a counter. Three succulents on a shelf.
August 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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IG saw it first-I stay wearing college gear.
Selfie on a mirror-person sitting on a bed in front of mirror.
August 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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My First TikTok Ever:
Queering Nostalgia
August 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I’ll take it cuz I am def not a jock or prep or normie.
Jock-Nerd/Prep-Goth Test Result: Result graph You are 60% Goth, tied between Jock and Nerd, placing you in the True Goth category.
August 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Is any day Caturday?
Cat sitting on a blanket on a couch with bookshelves in the background.
August 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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The only consistent thing I have been able to do is go to gym and grateful for any win right now.
Mirror pic at the gym.
July 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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My Latinx superhero Funko Pop! collection-Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic is my next purchase!

Who else do I need??
Set of Funk Pops
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Literally cannot wait for my next academic presentation because I am finding a way to use The Substance typeface.
THE SUBSTANCE ACTIVATOR
July 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Ok, hear me out..
Person sitting on chair in front of shiny background [Scene from Terrifier 3] Art the Clown dressed as Santa, with a snowman in background with someone tied to a chair [Scene from Terrifier 3]
July 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Got into the bag charm trend and now have a Godzilla and a Dr. Simi as El Chavo keychains.
Bag with keychains on them.
July 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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PALESTINA LIBRE
NO AL GENOCIDIO

Morelia, Michoacán, México
Mural on wall with poster saying: PALESTINA LIBRE NO AL GENOCIDIO
July 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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This is why I always clarify that I am from FRESNO. I am not just from California-I am from Fresno and that context really matters.
Top 20 least educated cities in the U.S. for 2025 1. Visalia, California 2. Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas 3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas 4. Bakersfield, California 5. Modesto, California 6. Fresno, California
July 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Join our current research project:
 
Queer and/or Trans Latinx/o Masculinities & Disabilities at Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

To indicate interest in participating in this project, please fill out intake form:
bit.ly/TexasPublicH...

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Current Research Project @JOTERIACRIPSARTCOLLECTIVE   Queer and/or Trans Latinx/o Masculinities & Disabilities at Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) QUEER TRANS LATINX/LATINO MASCULINITIES DISABILITIES X ART PHOTOGRAPHY POETRY ZINES   COLLABORATORS WELCOME: * Self-Identify as Latinx, Latino, Afro-Latinx, Black Latinx, Indigenous Latinx. * Self-identify as queer, gay, bi, pan, or questioning. * Self-identify as a person living with disability or a person committed to disability justice. * 18 years or older. * Enrolled in a Texas HSI. * List of HSIs linked in the intake form PARTICIPATION WILL INCLUDE: * Virtual Zoom community space * Engaging in art making: visual art, photography, poetry, & zines * Recieve a $30 visa gift card for each art piece submitted To indicate interest in participating in this project, please fill out intake form: https://bit.ly/TexasPublicHSIs UT IRB: STUDY00006560   Questions Contact: Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. grodriguezlemus@utexas.edu
June 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Call for Collaborators
 
Interested in art, poetry, zines, and/or photography?
Join our virtual art collective.
 
Join us now!
Jotería Crips Art Collective
 
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Call for Collaborators   Interested in art, poetry, zines, and/or photography? Join our virtual art collective.   Join us now! Jotería Crips Art Collective   @JOTERIACRIPSARTCOLLECTIVE   CONTACT: joteriacripsartcollective@gmail.com   IRB ID: STUDY00006560
June 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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My 2025 aesthetic has been cowboy boots.
Person posing in front of a wall.
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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La X de Juárez by Sebastian
Ciudad Juárez, México
Freeway overpass with X sculpture in the background.
June 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Brilliant article drop “Research beyond the gaze: Black feminism and youth participatory action research as critical qualitative interventions” by Sabrina J. Curtisa & Venus E. Evans-Winters

Cannot wait to dig in!!

Find it here:
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Sabrina J. Curtis & Venus E. Evans-Winters (18 May 2025): Research beyond the gaze: Black feminism and youth participatory action research as critical qualitative interventions, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2025.2502071 International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2025.2502071 Research beyond the gaze: Black feminism and youth participatory action research as critical qualitative interventions Sabrina J. Curtisa and Venus E. Evans-Wintersb aUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; bAfrican American Policy Forum, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA ABSTRACT Considering recent attempts to silence racial and gender discourse by banning books, gutting K-12 curriculum, and strategic attacks on higher education equity efforts, we illustrate how anti-racist and feminist methodologies, alongside Black feminist pedagogies, serve as mitigating factors against orchestrated assaults on social justice endeavors across educational settings. Drawing upon Black femi- nist pedagogies as embodied inquiry and political critique, we illustrate the interconnectedness of Black women’s pedagogy, Black girls’ civic and social consciousness, and the promise of emancipa- tory research. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 29 October 2024 Accepted 7 April 2025 KEYWORDS Critical race theory; intersectionality; black feminism; black feminist pedagogy; participatory action research; qualitative research
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Cassandro El Exótico by Fabián Cháirez
El Paso, Texas
Mural of two wrestlers in front of a silver truck.
June 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The @jqtsie.bsky.social is in search of new Editorial Board members, particularly Associate & Consulting Editors! You can nominate others or yourself. I’m on the Board & have had a positive experience!
 
To learn more about the roles & to nominate/self-nominate: www.tinyurl.com/jqtsienominate
Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education Call for Editorial Board Nominations As the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education celebrates both Pride Month and its continued growth, JQTSIE invites nominations and self-nominations for Editorial Board members, particularly Associate Editors and Consulting Editors. To learn more about Editorial Board positions and to submit a nomination/self-nomination, use the QR code or this link: https://tinyurl.com/jqtsienominate Visit JQTSIE at www.jqtsie.com Nominations are due July 14th
June 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM