Juan Carlos Mezo-González

Juan Carlos Mezo-González

First Name: 
Juan Carlos
Last Name: 
Mezo-González
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Sessional Lecturer (Fall 2023)
Office Location : 
Sidney Smith, Room 3080
Biography : 

Juan Carlos Mezo is a historian of sexuality and culture in the transnational Americas. His research and teaching focus on Mexican, Latin American, LGBTQ+, and Indigenous history. His current book project examines the relationship between transnational gay liberation politics, periodicals, and visuality across the Americas from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s. He is also working with David Fernández, Rare Book Librarian at Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, to create a digital exhibition that surveys the history of Mexico through its cultural production.

Education: 
PhD, University of Toronto (2022)
MA, University of Toronto (2016)
Licenciatura en historia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (high distinction, 2014)
Personal Website: 
https://www.juancarlosmezo.com/

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1st Major: 
History of Gender, Sex, and Sexualities
1st Minor: 
Latin American History
2nd Minor: 
Visual Culture in the Americas
Dissertation Supervisors: 
Elspeth Brown
Dissertation Description: 

My dissertation examines the production, circulation, visual content, and reception of leading gay periodicals published in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. from the early 1970s through the 1990s, including gay liberation, lifestyle, and erotic magazines.

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Learn more about Juan Carlos Mezo Gonzalez, a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of Toronto.