Frank Tavares

Frank Tavares

Research Interests

Biography

Frank is a first-year PhD student interested in the development of anticolonial approaches for the exploration of outer space. They aim to consider decolonial theory, ecocriticism, queer theory, and the study of speculative fiction to approach questions around biological contact and change on other worlds and our own. Frank also has experience with interactive fiction and as a science writer. They received BA degrees in English (with a Creative Writing concentration) and Astronomy from Amherst College.