Fantasy cv (4.9.13)
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Spencer Ruelos received their PhD in Anthropology from UC Irvine in 2020, with research interests in postcolonial queer anthropology, digital cultures, and popular culture. They have taught courses in anthropology, gender studies, and cyberculture at UC Irvine and Humboldt State University. Ruelos' research focuses on building queer community online and their dissertation examined the website GaymerConnect and conference GaymerX.
Fantasy cv (4.9.13)
- 1. Curriculum Vit脱 Education University of California, Irvine, CA, 20142020 Degree: Ph.D in Anthropology Dissertation: Building Gaymer Community: Exploring Queer Geek Community through GaymerConnect and GaymerX Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 20092013 Degrees: BA in Anthropology and BA in Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, pathway in Multicultural Queer Studies Senior Thesis: Crafting a Queer Gaming Community through GaymerConnect.com Major Research Interests Postcolonial Queer Anthropology Queer Studies, Critical Social Theory, and Intersectional Feminist Analysis Digital and Virtual Cultures Popular Culture in the U.S. Teaching Experience Spring 2016 Lecturer in Sex and Gender in Anthropology at UC Irvine Fall 2015 Lecturer in CyberCulture and Power at UC Irvine Fall 2014 Lecturer in Intro to Cultural Anthropology at UC Irvine Spring 2013 Instructional Student Assistant for Prof. Maria Coral-Ribordy in Power/Privilege: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in the U.S. at Humboldt State University Spring 2013 Teaching Assistant for Dr. Christina Accomando in Race, Gender, and US Law Spring 2013 Teaching Assistant for Dr. Kim Berry in Queer Across Cultures at Humboldt State University Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant for Prof. Maria Coral-Ribordy in Power/Privilege: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the U.S. at Humboldt State University Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant for Prof. Rebecca Robertson in Ethnographic Methods at Humboldt State University Fall 2012 Teaching/Student Assistant for Prof. Rebecca Robertson and Dr. Mary Scoggin in Cultural Anthropology at Humboldt State University Fall 2011 Teaching Assistant for Dr. Victor Golla in Language and Culture at Humboldt State University Field Research Experience Fall 2012Present Ethnographic Research on GaymerConnect and Building Queer Community Spring 2012Fall 2012 Ethnographic Research on CyberCity Family Entertainment Center and Laser Tag in Eureka, CA Summer 2011 Costa Rican Primates and Culture Field School with Dr. Mary Glenn Professional Presentations Nov. 2014 A Gaymer Community?: Negotiating Identity through Community Building on GaymerConnect.com at the 2014 AAA Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Association of Queer Anthropology April 2013 Culture through Storytelling at the 2013 Anthropology Day at the Humboldt State University Natural History Museum Spencer Ruelos May 2020 2482 Mission Street, Irvine, CA 92602 530.701.8948 sruelos@uci.edu
- 2. Ruelos 2 March 2013 Queering Immigration Policy: HIV, Asylum, and Marriage at the 2013 Humboldt State University Social Justice Summit (theme United, Undocumented, Unafraid!) Nov. 2012 More than Laser Tag: The Social Relations of CyberCity in Eureka, CA at the 2012 Humboldt State Anthropology Symposium for Undergraduate Research Nov. 2012 The Social Relations of Laser Tag: An Anthropological Inquiry at the 2012 AAA Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Society for Visual Anthropology Sept. 2012 Defining Sex and Gender in Anthropology for the HSU Anthropological Society August 2012 Towards a Cyborg Anthropology for the HSU Anthropological Society April 2012 Linguistics: A Study of Human Language at the 2012 Anthropology Day at the Humboldt State University Natural History Museum April 2012 Screening and Discussion of Boellstorffs The Virtual Body for the HSU Anthropological Society Nov. 2011 Screening and Discussion of Weschs An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube for the HSU Anthropological Society March 2011 A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Slang for the HSU Anthropological Society Dec. 2012 An Introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet for the HSU Anthropological Society Academic Honors and Distinctions 20152017 Payer Grant for Social Scientific Research, UC Irvine 2014 Robin R. Harvell Scholarship for Geek Culture and Theory, UC Irvine 2013 Outstanding Student Award Nominee, Award for Excellence in an Academic Discipline, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Humboldt State University 2013 Outstanding Student in Anthropology, Humboldt State University 2012 HSU Bookstore Scholarship, Humboldt State University 2011 Charles W. Bloom Scholarship, Humboldt State University 20092012 Presidential Scholar, Humboldt State University, 5 semesters 2009, 2010 Academic Competitiveness Grant, Humboldt State University, two semesters 2009 Louis H. Wayers Scholarship, Humboldt State University 2009 College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar 2009 Valedictorian, Marysville High School Professional Societies American Anthropological Association, undergraduate member Association for Queer Anthropology, undergraduate member Society for Cultural Anthropology, undergraduate member Society for Urban, National, Transnational/Global Anthropology, undergraduate member Association for Feminist Anthropology, undergraduate member HSU Anthropological Society, Humboldt State University, president (20112013), linguistics senator (2010), secretary (2010) CouRaGeous! Club, Humboldt State University, co-founder and student member Queer Student Union, Humboldt State University, student member Professional Experience April 2010March 2014 Location Manager/Master Barista, The Jitter Bean Coffee Co., Eureka, CA Sept. 2009May 2010 Residence Housing Association Publicist, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA May 2008July 2009 Barista/Cashier, Java Detour, Marysville, CA