Political scientist · Artist · Educator
Laira Rocha
Tenca.
I research gender, sexuality and democratic institutions, teach Political Science, and work with analog photography and film.
Working across
the globe
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Research, teaching
& artistic practice.
I am a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Brasília. My comparative research examines the legislative politics of marriage equality in Brazil and Peru, with a wider focus on democracy, LGBTQIA+ rights, feminist governance and anti-gender mobilization.
My work also includes public policy, teaching, filmmaking and analog photography, with interests in archives, lesbian memory and political participation.