Aaron Benedetti (he/him) earned an MA in English and a PhD in Cultural Studies in 2026.  He researches popular media, queer culture and politics, and community archives.  His PhD dissertation Queer Archives in a Time of Crisis explores the rearticulation of queer politics during the current moment of American political crisis by looking to queer archives as rich but fraught sites for sensing and imagining queer community and political aspirations.  At UC Davis Aaron taught courses on literature and queer studies in the Departments of English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.  From 2023 to 2025, Aaron also served as director of the annual Davis Feminist Film Festival while working at the UC Davis Women's Resources and Research Center.