Clariza Ruiz De Castilla

Clariza Ruiz De Castilla (Ph.D. – University of Texas- Austin) is an Assistant Professor of Chicano and Latino Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her area of emphasis is media studies, specifically Latine media and bilingual framing of Latine immigrant portrayals in the U.S. 

As a native Angeleno, she acknowledges the importance of working across Latine cultures and languages. Her research interests are broadly located at the intersection of Latina/o/x/e studies, media framing and popular culture. Dr. Ruiz De Castilla’s recent scholarship explores how Latine identities and immigrant experiences are represented across English and Spanish news media.

She teaches courses on ethnic studies, composition, and archival research methodologies.

When she’s not in her academic role, she is an avid marathoner and has finished nearly 50 marathons. 

  • Ruiz De Castilla, C. (2017). Close textual reading. In M. Allen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of communication research methods. Sage.
  • Jarvis, S. & Ruiz De Castilla, C. (2014). Are Latinos citizens? Labels, race and rights in news coverage of immigration reform. In D. G. Brystrom, M. C. Banwart, & M. S. McKinney (Eds.), AlieNATION: The divide and conquer election of 2012. Peter Lang Publishing.
  • Ruiz De Castilla, C., & Reyes Garcia, Z. E. (2013). From sexual siren to race traitor: Condoleezza Rice in political cartoons. In S. C. Howard & R. L. Jackson III (Eds.), Black comics: Politics of race and representation. Bloomsbury. ** 2014 Will Eisner (Comic Industry) Best Scholarly/Academic Work Award **
  • Ruiz De Castilla, C. (2011). Making style of Sotomayor: Style as rhetoric of caricatures. In B. Brummett (Ed.), The politics of style and the style of politics. Lexington Books.

  • Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin
  • M.A., Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
  • B.A., Speech Communication, University of La Verne

  • CHLS 104B: Composition II
  • CHLS 119: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
  • CHLS 319: Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United Sates
  • CHLS 411/511: Archival Quest: Reclaiming Latinx Rhetoric
  • CHLS 415: Latina Women in the U.S.

  • Latino Media
  • Popular Culture
  • Culture and Media
  • Composition
  • Critical Thinking and Research