Biography
Felix is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Illinois State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Art Education with a minor in Latin American Studies from the Pennsylvania State University.
Current Courses
ART 401.001 Foundations Of Art Education
ART 309.001 Professional Art Education Sequence, Secondary Grades
ART 498.001 Internship In Art
ART 309.001 Professional Art Education Sequence
ART 309.002 Professional Art Education Sequence
ART 309.001 Professional Art Education Sequence, Primary & Middle Grades
ART 309.001 Professional Art Education Sequence, Secondary Grades
Teaching Interests & Areas
Art Education Methods
Art Education Research Methodologies
History and Theories of Art Education
Community-Based Art Education
Research Interests & Areas
Global Histories of Art Education
Education History
Latin American Studies
AfroLatinidad
Dominican Studies
Socially Engaged-Art Education
Research Methodologies
Child Art
Book, Chapter
Rodriguez, F. (2022). Resisting Globalization through Popular Cultures in Dominican Art Education. Book chapter in Dustin, G. & Sinner, A. (Eds.), Living Histories: Global Conversations in Art Education. Intellect.
Journal Article
Rodriguez Suero, F. (2024). Negated Identities in Dominican Art Education. Studies in Art Education, 65(4), 421–436.
Rodriguez Suero, F. (2024). Negated Identities in Dominican Art Education. Studies in Art Education, 65(4), 421–436.
Rodriguez, F. (2023). Dispelling Myths: A Decolonial Framework to Engage Marginalized Histories. Visual Arts Research 49(1): 73-87.
Presentations
Art Education Research and Teaching in a Divisive Political Climate: What Have We Missed?. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Dominican Art Education and the Myth of Racial Democracy. Conversando Entre Nosotros. Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program, ISU.. (2023)
Globalization and the Defense of National Culture. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Mapping Art Education Histories in the Dominican Republic. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Rodriguez, F. (December 2023). Questionable Altruism: Vocational Education and Normalization of Social Difference in Early 20th Century Dominican Republic. Panel Presentation, Mapping International Histories of Art Education. Teachers College, NYC.
https://events.illinoisstate.edu/event/the-pursuit-of-freedom-free-black-americans-in-santo-domingo/
Grants & Contracts
FY24 University Research Grant. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. Illinois State University. (2023)
