Paulina Trejo Méndez

Dr. Paulina Trejo Méndez is an independent researcher and artist whose work crosses disciplinary boundaries. Paulina’s art and research projects bring together weaving, Latin American feminisms, decoloniality, healing, medical perspectives, endometriosis, spirituality and politics. Paulina has worked and written for the self-managed publishing house Cooperativa Editorial Retos, which brings together works by rebellious WOC, trans, indigenous and black activists, academics and artists, as well as for feminist magazines such as Volcánicas, Hysteria and Proyecto Kahlo. Paulina’s blogs/projects are decolonize, La Catártica, Comalli Collective, Morar (to Inhabit). The latter is a virtual space that supports the emotional aspects of migration, such as migration mourning, through art and a social justice approach. Paulina is a member of the feminist Latinx Migra collective Borregas Moradas, which works to build community and spaces of joy.