Juan Carlos Mezo González
Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University
4825 Mount Royal Gate SW Calgary, AB T3E 6K6 CA
Office EA3178
jmezogonzalez@mtroyal.ca
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in History, University of Toronto (2022)
Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies
M.A. in History, University of Toronto (2016)
Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies
Licenciatura en Historia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2014)
Equivalent to Honors B.A.
Awarded the Gabino Barreda Medal for best academic record in graduating cohort
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2013)
Exchange Student in the Department of History
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University (2025-Present)
Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, York University (2024-2025)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, University of Toronto (2022-2023)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Mount Royal University
Texts and Ideas: The Idea of Time — GNED1202 (2026)
2SLGBTQAI+ Liberation: Local and Global Journeys — WGST2207 (2026)
Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies — WGST1172 (2025 & 2026)
Gender, Sexuality and Popular Culture — WGST2239 (2025)
University of Toronto
The Criminalization of Protest in Latin American History — HIS389 (2023)
History of Sexual Diversity in Latin America — HIS389 (2023)
LGBT Liberation: Archives, Periodicals, and Visual Culture — HIS496 (2022)
Revolutions and Nations in Latin America — HIS390 (2020)
Latin America: The National Period — HIS292 (2020)
University of Guelph
Republican Latin America — HIST*2920 (2022)
SELECT AWARDS
Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grant - Cornell University Library
Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Government of Ontario
C.P. Stacey-Connaught Graduate Fellowship - Department of History, University of Toronto
Postgraduate Studies Scholarship - Mexico's National Council of Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies (CONAHCYT)
Scholarship for Graduate Studies Abroad - Mexico's Secretaría de Educación Pública
UAM-Santander Student Exchange Program - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Santander Bank
Fundación Telmex Undergraduate Scholarship