Benjamin Mier-Cruz is an assistant professor of Scandinavian studies and gender and women's studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Their research interests include Nordic cinema and queer and transgender cinema, with a focus on filmmakers of color. Their work has been published in Journal of Finnish Studies, Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, Humanities, Scandinavian Studies, and elsewhere. Mier-Cruz serves as president of the Association of Swedish Teachers and Researchers in America (ASTRA).