Associate Professor

B.A.     California State University, 1986. 
Ph.D.   New School for Social Research, New York, 2001.

Bio

Rafael Reyes-Ruiz is an anthropologist, specializing in transnational flows between the Americas and Japan. His publications include articles in Diaspora, The Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, and in edited books, including an anthology of short stories. His creative work also includes the direction and production of a documentary on the Latin American community in Japan. He is the editor of Encounters: An International Journal for the Study of Culture and Society, a periodical he co-founded in 2009. He’s currently working on different editorial projects related to Zayed University Press.

Office: Dubai Academic City, (Wing D, D-L1-034)
Phone: +9714 4021314
Email: Rafael.reyesruiz@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

Cultural Theory, Globalization, Cultural Studies, Visual Anthropology, Japan, Latin America. 

Research and Professional Activities

1) Editor of Encounters: An International Journal for the Study of Culture and Society. Responsibilities include making all editorial and administrative decisions.

2) Editorial Committee, Zayed University Press.

3) Member of the Editorial Board, “New Trends in Globalization” series, Palgrave Macmillan, April 2010.

4) Member of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals, April 2010.

5) Member of the Editorial Board, Antipoda: Revista de Antropologia y Arqueologia, (Journal of Anthropology and Archeology), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.

6) Research Associate, The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS). University of California, San Diego. 2003-present.