DragTivism: Queered Visions of Possible Futures

José Ramón Lizárraga is an assistant professor of learning sciences and human development at CU Boulder and also a practicing visual artist and musician. As a learning scientist, Lizárraga uses ethnographic, video and multimodal research methods to investigate the role that social networks, television and other digital new media play in learning for both teachers and youth. Currently, his work examines the collaborative practices of teachers and adolescents in virtual and in-person learning. Lizárraga is an experienced designer and instructor of hybrid/blended (online/in-person) and online undergraduate and graduate teacher education courses. He has taught these courses at UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University and CU Boulder.

Per Sia is a San Francisco Bay Area drag queen, artist, educator and activist. They came into the national spotlight when their music video Google Google Apps Apps (a satirical commentary on gentrification and displacement) became viral. Currently, Per Sia is an ambassador for Drag Out the Vote.