Anthony Guerrero
English - Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies, PhD
Achieved Degrees
- MA, Communication, Media and Theatre, Northeastern Illinois University, 2020
- MBA, Nonprofit Management, Roosevelt University, 2012
- BA, Acting, Theatre and Performance Studies, New York University, 1998
Interests
- Media/Cultural studies
- LGBTQ+ studies
- Film/TV history & criticism
- Performance studies
- Queer theory & Queer of Color Critique
- Women’s & Gender studies
Academic Awards
- James A. Sappenfield Fellowship, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 2023
- Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 2021
- Library Award for Excellence in Research, Northeastern Illinois University, 2020
Selected Conference Presentations
- "A Double-edged Sword: Larry Kramer and the Legacy of The Normal Heart." Queer History Conference, Fullerton, CA, 2024.
- "The History & Politics of Queer and Trans Theories: Finding Their Radical Roots." Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium Conference, Madison, WI, 2024.
- "Fire Island Bros: Finding Queer Realism in the Fantasy of Gay Rom-Coms." Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Boston, MA, 2024.
- "Masculinity and Myth in The Power of the Dog." Popular Culture Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2023.
- "Lee Brewster: Creating Queer Spaces in the 1970s." Queer History Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2022.
Teaching Experience
- ARTHIST/ENGLISH/FILMSTD 111 - Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet
- ENGLISH 102 - College Writing and Research
- ENGLISH 205 - Business Writing
- LGBT 200 - Intro to LGBTQ+ Studies