Through a series of questions with me, Cal Alumni Magazine's Urja Upadhyaya put together this story of how my time at Cal ('92) launched my career. It was at Berkeley where I discovered that stories could serve as blueprints for justice and found the freedom to merge intellect with imagination. Now as the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at UT Austin, I lead the Latinx Pop Lab and BIPOC Pop Symposium, transforming classrooms into creative studios where

Food and sports aren't just rituals—they're where Latinx cultures, histories, and identities are forged, preserved, and transformed. Our new anthology From Cocinas to Lucha LIbre Ringsides disrupts stereotypes and celebrates joy, humor, and complexity.

In this episode , host Daniel Chacón sits down with Fredrick Luis Aldama—the award-winning author, theorist, and editor known as Professor Latinx—to explore how stories shape our minds, our culture, and even our bodies. Aldama discusses his astonishingly prolific career, from editing FlowerSong Press and launching the Brown Ink imprint to teaching courses on narrative, wellness, and smartphone storytelling. Their conversation moves from literature to neuroscience to video gam

Why Latinx storytelling matters and how we're building spaces where our narratives can breathe, grow, and thrive.

Spring Keynote at Bowling Green State University!

October 1st 4-6PM Latinx Pop Lab | Patton Hall (RLP) 4.102 Max Rodriguez (née Maxine) could read before they could talk, devouring...

The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures Now Available in Spanish!!!

Charlie Wins Honorable Mention, 2024 International Latino Book Award's Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book

Aldama will discuss creative process and read from his latest novel, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez

Aldama talks with PopCultX about auteurism (theory & practice) in film & comics.

Labyrinths Borne Spanish Edition!

San Antonio College Library Common Read & The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez. October 3, 2024

All-Day Hispanic Heritage Event on Comics

DANIEL A. OLIVAS: What—or who—inspired you to create your wonderfully well-read, self-proclaimed misfit, Max Rodriguez (née Maxine), and...

You dedicate your book to misfits, botched-jobbers, and unapologetic originals. . .

Menses talks with Aldama about the vivid narratives, stunning illustrations, and thought-provoking themes in my Through Fences.

There's always a little or a lot of our truths in our fiction.

Hope allows us to transcend fear and to go beyond the present moment into the active pursuit of a better life, a better future

Max’s story is one for those who have struggled to fit in. . .

Aldama will discuss Through Fences, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez, and Labyrinths Borne