The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program announces:

The Lionel Cantú Memorial Fellowship

Lionel Cantú was an Assistant Professor of Sociology (with affiliations in Latin American and Latino Studies and Women's Studies) at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He earned his B.A. from the University of Texas, San Antonio, his Ph.D. in 1999 from UC Irvine and was a UC President's Postdoctoral fellow in 1999-2000 (working with Roger Rouse at UC Davis). His research interests included international migration, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a Studies, Feminist Studies and Queer Theory. His most recent work included a book manuscript, entitled Border Crossings: Mexican Men and the Sexuality of Migration, which examines how sexuality influences migratory processes among Mexican men in the United States and Mexico. He was also co-editing an anthology with Eithne Luibhéid (Bowling Green State University) entitled Queer Moves: Sexuality, International Migration, and the Contested Boundaries of U.S. Citizenship. Lionel passed unexpectedly on May 26, 2002 at the age of 36.

Lionel was a devoted supporter of the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, attending every Fall Meeting and Spring Retreat and providing countless hours of advice and humor to new fellows. In honor of his memory, the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will award the title of Lionel Cantú Fellow to a newly selected fellow each year who is engaged in research in any of the areas where Lionel did his work: international migration, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a Studies, Feminist Studies and Queer Theory.