Dr. Victor Vazquez
Biography
I am a cultural anthropologist with research interest in Caribbean Studies (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba) Border Studies (Migrants Caravans, Caribbean Migrants at the Border) and Ethnographic Research at the Border. Currently, I’m involved in several projects with students such as; Articles, Advising Master’s Thesis and conducting Fieldwork Experiences at the Border.
Lecturer in the Sociology and Anthropology Department, University of Texas at El Paso since August 2017. Courses taught: Cultural Anthropology, Drug Use Abuse Trafficking, Ethnographic Methods, Anthropology of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico Society. Prior to this position he was adjunct faculty in the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus and Rio Piedras Campus from 2012 - 2017. He has taught following course: Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Ecology, Introduction to the Social Sciences I, Introduction to Social Sciences II, Introduction to Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Communities, Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Sciences. Introduction Sociocultural Anthropology, Urban Ecology, Urban Anthropology.
Education
2000, BA in Social Sciences General Program. University of Puerto Rico at Cayey.
2003, Master degree in Social Research Techniques and Participative Research to the Local Development. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)Thesis Theme: A participatory reflection on the phase of planning and Development in the communities of Villaverde and Usera, Madrid (Spain).
2012, PhD. in Social Anthropology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), Dissertation: Social Policy and Poverty in Puerto Rico; Ethnographic study in the Community of Los Chorros, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. http://eprints.ucm.es/16358/
Selected Publications
(2023) Article. "What is going on in Havana, Cuba? An anthropological reflection on the current socio-political context and the biggest challenges Cuba’s population faces".
https://documento.uagm.edu/carolina/revistas/ambito/ambito_encuentros_16_1.pdf
English version from page (253)
2022, Article. “A WALK-THROUGH TIJUANA: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC REFLECTION ON THE DAILY LIFE AND THE MIGRANTS’ CARAVANS’ IMPACT IN TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MÉXICO."
publication date, August, 2022.
https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/decumanus/article/view/4860/6817
2021, Article. “Los Sures” Lower East Side, Brooklyn New York City: An anthropological reflection on the Nuyorican’s living experiences in the 1980’s and the current urban context of Gentrification in New York City. Publication date October 2021. Revista Decumanus Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez.
https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/decumanus/article/view/4855
2021, Article. “Surviving “la Lucha” en Ciudad Juárez. An Anthropological reflection on the Cubans community in Ciudad Juarez México. Under review, publication date May, 2021. Revista DECUMANUS. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México”.
2021, Article. “Anthropological reflection on the social movement #Ricky Renucia (Resign). Puerto Rico’s Governor Resignation, The summer of 2019 in Puerto Rico”. Revista DECUMANUS. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez, México. publication date November 1, 2020. Núm. 5. Vol. 5. Octubre 2019-Octubre 2020. Instituto de Arquitectura, Diseño y Arte. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. ISSN:2448-900X.
https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/decumanus/article/download/3988/3138
2018, Article. “Anthropological analysis on the development model, and the social, political and economic inequality of Puerto Rico”. Revista DECUMANUS. Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, México. Núm. 3. Vol. 3. Octubre 2017-Octubre 2018. Instituto de Arquitectura, Diseño y Arte. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. ISSN:2448-900X. http://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/decumanus/article/download/2767/2512
2015, Symposium review. “Simposio sobre investigación y producción de estadística en Puerto Rico”. Debate contemporáneo en torno a la migración, la criminalidad, y de género en Puerto Rico Revista electrónica CIDE digital ISNN 2150-6515. http://demografia.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/cide-revista-digital/publicaciones
2014, Article, “Los Pobres como agentes de cambio social”. Revista Ambitos de Encuentro, Volumen 7, numero 2, 2014.
www.suagm.edu/une/pdf/ambito/ambito_7_2.pdf
UTEP Profile
Contact Information
Email: vmvazquezro@utep.edu
Phone: 1-915-747-6529
Fax: 1-915-747-5505
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