Denise Cruz

Denise Cruz is an Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, specializing in gender and sexuality studies with a focus on the Philippines and Asian American literature. She is the author of 'Transpacific Femininities: The Making of the Modern Filipina' (Duke University Press, 2012) and is currently working on a manuscript about the transnational history of Filipino couture titled 'Global Fashion and the Rise of the New Silk Road.' A recipient of the 2021 Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, her research explores how cultural productions like novels, fashion, and performances respond to social changes and imagine new possibilities.