Anita Tijerina Revilla, PhD. Joteria and Muxerista Studies Scholar

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A richly textured wooden desk covered with neatly arranged academic artifacts celebrating Jotería and Muxerista studies: a stack of worn, colorful hardcover books with Spanish titles, a spiral notebook opened to handwritten critical notes, and a vivid altar-like arrangement of marigolds, a small rainbow flag, and a hand-painted ceramic heart. Behind, a corkboard filled with pinned zines, flyers for queer Chicanx conferences, and printed article pages. Soft afternoon window light spills across the surface, creating warm highlights on the paper edges and subtle shadows in the book spines. Photographic realism, eye-level composition with shallow depth of field, the foreground in crisp focus and the background softly blurred, conveying a thoughtful, professional, and scholarly atmosphere.

Events Archive

Explore Anita’s talks, workshops, and community events centering Jotería and muxerista liberation.

Offerings

A vibrant flat lay of creative materials used to produce Jotería and Muxerista art and scholarship, spread across a large white drafting table. Visible are open sketchbooks with bold, abstract illustrations inspired by Chicanx cultural symbols, brightly colored markers and brush pens, a tablet showing a digital zine layout, and printed pages of an academic article covered in multicolored highlighting. Small objects—a rainbow enamel pin, a tiny clay milagro heart, and fragments of papel picado—add personal, cultural detail. Overhead, cool, diffused studio lighting creates soft, shadowless illumination, ensuring every object is crisply visible. Photographic realism from a true top-down, bird’s-eye perspective, with an energetic, creative, and intellectually engaged atmosphere.

Keynote lectures on Jotería studies, queer-of-color activism, and intersectional feminist praxis for campuses and conferences.

An intimate, symbolic still life of a home altar dedicated to queer Chicanx and Muxerista resistance: a low wooden table draped in a richly patterned, handwoven textile in deep reds, purples, and golds. Atop the cloth rests a lit white veladora candle in a clear glass holder, a small rainbow-striped papel picado banner, a stack of zines with bold, radical cover art, and a ceramic bowl filled with dried rose petals and sage. The background features a muted wall with a framed abstract print inspired by Chicanx iconography. Warm golden-hour light streams from the side, casting dramatic, elongated shadows and a soft glow around the candle, photographed in realistic detail from an eye-level perspective, evoking reverence, resilience, and contemplative energy.

Interactive workshops on muxerista pedagogy, community-based research, and creating liberatory classrooms with queer and trans students.

Upcoming Gatherings

2025-09-18

Community Center

El Paso

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2025-09-23

City Library

Houston Texas

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2025-09-28

Art Museum

Phoenix Arizona

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2025-09-20

Campus Theater

Chicago Illinois

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2025-09-24

Student Union

San Antonio Texas

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2025-09-30

Conference Hall

Denver Colorado

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2025-09-21

Pride Center

Toronto Canada

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2025-09-27

Cultural Center

Oakland California

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2025-10-01

University Ballroom

Las Vegas

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Testimonials

A close-up of a beautifully designed book cover titled “Jotería Muxerista Studies” resting on a minimalist white table, surrounded by scattered sticky notes in bright magenta, turquoise, and yellow, each densely filled with handwritten annotations. A sleek black fountain pen lies diagonally across the lower corner of the book. In the background, slightly out of focus, are neatly stacked academic journals and a laptop with a glowing screen showing a partially visible article abstract. Soft, diffused overcast light from an unseen window bathes the scene, creating gentle, even illumination. Photographic realism with a slightly elevated angle, clean and modern composition, emphasizing intellectual focus and meticulous scholarship.

Hope D.

Anita’s keynote wove theory, story, and humor, leaving our students energized to reimagine queer Chicanx futures.

A clean, professional workspace set up for an online lecture on Jotería and Muxerista studies: an open laptop on a smooth light-wood desk shows a paused presentation slide with bold typographic title and subtle rainbow-accented design elements. Beside it, a stack of color-coded index cards, a ceramic mug with a geometric pattern in deep teal and mustard, and a small succulent in a terracotta pot add texture and color. In the background, slightly blurred, stand bookshelves filled with academic texts and vibrant book spines. Soft, natural daylight from a nearby window creates a calm, even illumination with gentle shadows. Photographic realism, shot from a slightly elevated angle with balanced composition, conveying a polished, organized, and inviting teaching environment.

Hope D.

Faculty repeatedly praised Anita’s generosity, careful framing, and brilliance in guiding difficult dialogues around race, gender, and sexuality.

A richly textured wooden desk covered with neatly arranged academic artifacts celebrating Jotería and Muxerista studies: a stack of worn, colorful hardcover books with Spanish titles, a spiral notebook opened to handwritten critical notes, and a vivid altar-like arrangement of marigolds, a small rainbow flag, and a hand-painted ceramic heart. Behind, a corkboard filled with pinned zines, flyers for queer Chicanx conferences, and printed article pages. Soft afternoon window light spills across the surface, creating warm highlights on the paper edges and subtle shadows in the book spines. Photographic realism, eye-level composition with shallow depth of field, the foreground in crisp focus and the background softly blurred, conveying a thoughtful, professional, and scholarly atmosphere.

Hope D.

Our community felt profoundly seen; Anita modeled what culturally rooted, accountable scholarship can be within and beyond the university.

A vibrant flat lay of creative materials used to produce Jotería and Muxerista art and scholarship, spread across a large white drafting table. Visible are open sketchbooks with bold, abstract illustrations inspired by Chicanx cultural symbols, brightly colored markers and brush pens, a tablet showing a digital zine layout, and printed pages of an academic article covered in multicolored highlighting. Small objects—a rainbow enamel pin, a tiny clay milagro heart, and fragments of papel picado—add personal, cultural detail. Overhead, cool, diffused studio lighting creates soft, shadowless illumination, ensuring every object is crisply visible. Photographic realism from a true top-down, bird’s-eye perspective, with an energetic, creative, and intellectually engaged atmosphere.

Hope D.

Students described Anita’s course visit as transformative, connecting Jotería theory with their own lives, campuses, and organizing work.