Assistant Professor of Global Asian Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago
About
Dr. Perillo is currently an assistant professor of global Asian studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prior he held the position of Andrew W. Mellon Diversity Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University. Dr. Perillo earned his PhD in culture and performance and concentration in Asian American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also holds a MA degree and graduate certificate in international cultural studies in American studies from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
Current Work:
Dr. Perillo's research interests include race and racialization; Filipinx and transnational Asian American identities; dance and performance; Pacific Islander socialization; popular culture and postcolonialism; (im)migration, gender, and sexuality; queer of color and feminist theories and methodologies; environmental justice; diasporic identity and higher education; global Hip-hop.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Racialization, Asian American, performance, postcolonialism, gender
