Liliana Macias
Graduate Student
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About
Liliana is a cultural worker, educator, and PhD candidate at the University of Illinois Chicago.
As a PhD candidate Liliana is working on her dissertation titled "Cartographies of Queer Latine Chicago" where she is mapping the impact of queer Latines on the histories of Chicago.
Aside from her scholarly work, she has over ten years of cultural work in museums and cultural institutions. She has developed and managed education initiatives, advised and led exhibition curation, and led public and school program development. She also has led the development of K-12 curriculum and professional development for educators. As well as provides contract work to support local cultural institutions and events through strategic planning and community centered program development models.
In January 2024, Liliana co-founded Raices Chicago Story Coalition, non-profit organization that seeds and supports archival and storytelling projects about Latines in Chicago.
Education
Liliana obtained her bachelor of arts in Latino and Latin American studies with a minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality studies from Northeastern Illinois University, as well as a Master’s in Latino and Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.