Johana Londoño, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Director
Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Email: jlondono@rutgers.edu
Office: Lucy Stone Hall, Room A258
Phone: (848) 445-4344
Education
Ph.D., American Studies, New York University, 2012
BFA, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2004
Research Interests
Latinx urban culture and history; barrios; gentrification; comparative ethnic studies; social and cultural theory; architecture and urban design; aesthetics and visual culture.
Biography
Johana Londoño is Associate Professor in the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Her research examines how Latinx cultures are produced and visualized in the built environment. She is the author of Abstract Barrios: The Crises of Latinx Visibility in Cities (Duke University Press, 2020), which received the 2021 Best Book Award from the Latin American Studies Association—Latino Studies Section.
Her work appears in journals including American Quarterly, Social Semiotics, and Identities, and in edited volumes such as Latino New Jersey (Rutgers University Press, 2024) and Nuyorican/Diasporican Art (Duke University Press, 2024). Her research has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Princeton-Mellon Foundation, and other fellowships.
Selected Publication
Abstract Barrios: The Crises of Latinx Visibility in Cities (Duke University Press, 2020)
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