Visiting PhD Student | Fall 2026

Contact : julia.islas@umontreal.ca

Presentation

Julia Islas is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Montreal. Of Mexican origin, her research explores how gender- and sexuality-based dissidences create space in Mexico City, — with the lenchitudes movement as a central case. She pays particular attention to the care practices these communities develop, and to the specific forms of political subjectivation and citizenship they can give rise to.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the Sorbonne University (2020) and a Master's degree in Social Sciences, Cooperation and Development in Latin America — with a specialization in sociological research — from the Institut des Hautes Études de l’Amérique Latine (IHEAL – Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2022).

Areas of expertise

• Gender and sexuality studies
• Social movements
• Care practices
• Latin America
• Qualitative research

Publications

Islas, Julia (à paraître). Acuerpamiento as a caring methodology: The emotional dimension of positionality in fieldwork with sex-gender dissidences in Mexico City. In Balancing Mind and Qualitative Research: Mental Health Challenges in the Field. Palgrave Macmillan.

Islas, Julia. 2025. “Donde falta el estado, nace el cuidado: Cartografías de cuidado de las disidencias sexo-genéricas en Ciudad de México.” Revista Lüvo 12 (2), agosto. ISSN 2665-2005.

Dávila Landa, Angélica, y Islas Proni, Julia . 2025. “Pensar los cuidados desde una mirada cuir e inclusiva.” La Cadera de Eva. https://lacaderadeeva.com/voces/pensar-los-cuidados-desde-una-mirada-cuir-e-inclusiva/13046