Congratulations to Karen Jaime, who recently received tenure and a promotion to associate professor in Cornell University's Latina/o Studies and Department of Performing and Media Arts effective July 1, 2023.
Jaime joined Cornell in 2014. She received her B.A. in History and Spanish Literature from Cornell University in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2013 from NYU in Performance Studies.
Karen was awarded a 2023-2024 Schomburg Fellowship. While in residence at the Schomburg, Jaime will focus on the activism, staged performances, and life of lesbian activist and Stonewall veteran, Stormé DeLarverié by examining the materials located in the Stormé DeLarverié papers (1980-2014), and the Stormé DeLarverié Photographs (1955-2014).
Jaime's book, “The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized Sexualities and Aesthetics in Loisaida,”published June 29, 2021 by NYU Press, highlights the role of queer and transgender artists of color who were part and parcel of the cafe since its very beginnings.
In October 2022 Jaime launched Memorias de Miguel: The Hard Work of Love (Hemi Press 2022), a print and digital anthology including both prose and poetry that aims to celebrate the life and legacy of Nuyorican Poets Cafe founder, Miguel Algarín.
Karen Jaime '97 (Ph.D., Performance Studies, NYU) holds a joint appointment in Latina/o Studies and the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University.
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