Camila Torres-Castro
Asst Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Modern Languages & Comp Lit
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: camila.torrescastro@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures, The University of Texas at Austin Austin United States
M.A., Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures, The University of Texas at Austin Austin United States
B.A., Communication Studies, ITESO Guadalajara Mexico
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | SPA | 1002 | Elementary Spanish II |
| Fall 2024 | SPA | 1001 | Elementary Spanish I |
| Fall 2024 | SPA | 2009 | Continuing Spanish |
| Fall 2024 | SPA | 4271 | Civl & Cult Lat-Amrc |
| Spring 2024 | SPA | 3001 | Intensv Intermediate Spanish I |
| Spring 2024 | SPA | 4386 | Contemporary Mexican Literatur |
| Fall 2023 | SPA | 2009 | Continuing Spanish |
| Fall 2023 | SPA | 4282 | The Lit of Latin America II |
Journal Articles
(2022). Lejos de Veracruz: Of Urban (Sound)Scapes and Fallen Idols in Gueros (2014). Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture, 4(4). 26-39.
Clemons, A. M., Callesano, S., & Torres-Castro, C. D-Smoke’s El Rey: A Multi-Modal Case for a Blaxican Contact Variety of Spanish. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Romance Linguistics: In honor of Barbara E. Bullock and Almeida Jacqueline Toribio,
On Reproducing the Border: Lucha Sonora As Resistance in Ya no estoy aquí (2019). Studies in Spanish and Latin American Cinemas,
Presentations
Torres-Castro, C. (2025, June 6). Si son personas finas los Salinas: danzón, melodrama, y la voz femenina. Latin American Studies Association. Bogotá, Colombia
Torres-Castro, C. (2025, June 6). Tracking the Mestizo ear: The Politics of Cielito Lindo and Whitexican Sensibilities . International Association for the Study of Popular Music. Minneapolis, MN.
Torres-Castro, C., & Calle Poveda, A. (2025, October 6). Poner un vinilo no es escuchar: La escucha como conversación y método. . I Simposio Internacional de Investigación en Teatro. Bogotá, Colombia
Reviews
Torres-Castro, C. (1970,January 1). Review of Sonic Strategies: Performing Mexico’s War on Drugs, Mourning, and Feminicide (Christina Baker, Vanderbilt University Press, 2023). Chasqui.
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on the Library | Committee Member | Present | |
| MLCL Faculty Meetings | Secretary | Present |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSC-CUNY/Baruch Chapter | Vice-Chair | 8/29/2024 | Present |
| PSC-CUNY Campus Action Team | Committee Member | 8/28/2023 | Present |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | Canada | 11/21/2023 | Present | International |