Research
Research Interests
My research examines the intersections of art, technology, and philosophy, with particular focus on visual culture and contemporary cinema. I investigate how aesthetic practices generate new forms of collective expression and political possibility, drawing on theoretical frameworks from Deleuze, affect theory, and posthumanism.
Current Projects
Cinematic Intercessors: Thai Cosmology and Political Resistance in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery of Splendour
Examining how Weerasethakul's integration of Thai cosmological beliefs with experimental cinema creates Deleuzian "intercessors"—mediating elements that generate new forms of collective expression and political critique. This research analyzes specific sequences where Thai concepts of coexisting spiritual realms transform cinematic representation itself, enabling oblique resistance to Thailand's post-coup military regime. Moving beyond thematic interpretation, this work demonstrates how cosmological cinema creates conditions for "a people yet to come" through aesthetic innovation.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Cemetery of Splendour, 2015.
Urban Soundscapes: From Audio Mapping to Academic Publication
Transforming the multi-year "Los Sonidos de Pachuca" community project into scholarly research that examines the intersection of urban sound mapping, collective memory, and place-making in a mid-sized Mexican city. This work explores how participatory audio documentation can function as both creative practice and research methodology.
Pachuca.
Crystallized Affections: Deleuzian Affect in Hollywood Melodrama
Developing a visual-theoretical framework for analyzing how Hollywood melodrama generates and sustains affective intensities. Drawing on Deleuze's concept of the affection-image, this research maps the visual architecture of emotional crystallization in classical Hollywood cinema.
Douglas Sirk, There’s Always Tomorrow, 1956.
Publications & Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Articles
González Romo de Vivar, F. "On the Encounter with Images: An Affective Look through the Films Reconstruction (2003), Allegro (2005) and Offscreen (2006) of Danish Director Christoffer Boe." Xihmai 16, no. 31 (January–June 2021): 155-190. https://doi.org/10.37646/xihmai.v16i31.518
Book Chapters & Conference Proceeding
González Romo de Vivar, F. "Integrating AI in Post-Internet Art Education: Enhancing Creative Practice through Human-AI Collaboration." In Lecture Notes in Educational Technology: Proceedings of IFE Conference 2026. Springer (forthcoming 2026).
Selected Presentations
2025 | Keynote Address, ED Short Film Festival, PrepaTec Campus Hidalgo
2025 | "Curiosity, Creativity and Conversation," Salem State University Research Day Conference, Massachusetts
2025 | "Bridging Disciplines and Cultures: Enhancing Student Self-Awareness through Global Collaborative Learning," IFE Conference, Tecnológico de Monterrey
2024 | "Trash to Art: COIL Project between Salem State University and Tecnológico de Monterrey," Conference on Global Learning, Washington DC
2024 | "The Role of Digital Technologies in Facilitating Global Educational Collaboration," Global Virtual Exchange Summit, Hong Kong Baptist University
Teaching
Courses Taught
Media & Visual Culture: Art Appreciation (in English) | Film Analysis (in English) | Visual and Sound Culture | Photographic Techniques and Discourses | Technologies in Art
Communication Theory: Semiotics and Contemporary Narratology | Theories of Signification | Essayistic Communication | Audiovisual Narrative
Philosophy & Ethics: Posthumanism, Ethics & Technology (in English) | The Role of Integrity in the Performance of My Profession
Interdisciplinary Studies: Symbolic Structures in Literature, Music, and Image | Contributions of Linguistics to Psychology | Architectural Theory and Analysis
Research: Research Methods in Human Factors | Communication Terminal Research Project | Research Seminar for Applied Design
Awards & Recognition
Circle of Outstanding Professors Award, Tecnológico de Monterrey (2024, 2025)
Affiliations
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Digital Culture
School of Humanities and Education
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Hidalgo
2020–Present
School of Humanities and Education
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Hidalgo
2020–Present
Institutional Collaborations
Salem State University (COIL Partner, 2023–Present)
Universidad de Lima (COIL Partner, 2024)
Universidad de Lima (COIL Partner, 2024)