Carlos D. Torres, Ph.D.

Evolution, diversity, and shared knowledge have enabled Homo communicatus to flourish and coexist, we must cultivate these legacies for a sustainable future."

scholar filmmaker anthropologist writer

Research

Focus of my research

My research is dedicated to the archaeology and history of human communication, and the modern uses of citizens' media today -- see my full Research Statement

Scholar in the public sphere

applied media anthropology blogging conference presentations film festivals online instructional media

I am currently senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Sonoma State University, where I teach in several departments and at the University of California at Berkeley.

LOCATION	SSU in SF Bay Area
SSU WEBSITE	http://anthropology.sonoma.edu/
LANGUAGES	English, Spanish
ALMA MATER	University of Colorado at Boulder

Available for speaking engagements, teaching courses, and applied research.

Project Censored KPFA radio interview

“Zapatista Nationalism and Media,” 6/2014

U.C. Berkeley Outlook Interview

My research in the deep history human communication, 7/2021

U.C. Berkeley Town Hall

“Truth: Who Frames It? Who Speaks It? Who Owns It?” 8/2021

Opus

Video Work Samples

In pursuit of understanding other worldviews

Produced Film

Labyrinths of Solace traces the beginnings of the current labyrinth movement circulating around the globe. Walking Labyrinths are a meditative experience, part of a broader movement of restorative rituals being practiced around the world.

Course Lecture

Media and Art is a fully accessible online lecture for a global anthropology course, ANTH 240: Living in Our Globalized World. This lecture was created to have the option for following by listening, closed captioned, or reading only -- full accessibility.

Produced Film

We Protest is an experimental documentary film shot from multiple perspectives and composited onto one video -- a multi-vocal and multi-perspective news format for projecting news and information in the tradition of split-screen documentaries.

Produced Film

We are the Other is a discussion of ethnicity in our population from the "Halfie" perspective, those people who fit into multiple ethnic worlds, how their own community defines them even as they define themselves.

Website Pitch

Mondoglobe.com is a website that I would like to grow from blog to an alternative news and information site proposing graduate students and native intellectuals report on events of significance from around the world.

Series Preview

The Virtual Pilgrim is a preview of a proposed travel series with Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D. as cohost. A series meant to travel the world virtually to provide the sights and sounds AND cultural history of place prior to -- or in lieu of -- traveling abroad.

other developed Skills

I have been fortunate to have had several careers, and jobs within those careers: Shakespearean actor, operations manager, applied ethnographic researcher, college course designer, and academic senator. Communication and working in a cohort have always been the most rewarding experiences.

First and foremost -- Writing, editing -- and

administrative leadership 85%

Video Production and Editing 90%

Applied Ethnographic Research 95%

Hosting and Narrating 90%

building courses/pedagogy 100%

Have a project or a faculty position in mind? Willing to sponsor a new way of producing news and information? Let’s get started!

Portfolio

Selections of
Work

To be Part of the Human diversity team

In my book Cultivating Human: How Evolution, Diversity, and Communication Uniquely Shaped Humanity, I outline the importance of diversity in the overall progress of human civilization. It was with incredible joy I received my own DNA results and feel so included in the great struggle in America of the oppressed and the oppressor. I am overjoyed by the inclusion. Let’s find out more about our respective strengths!

Persistent
Diverse skillset
Boundless positivism

Diverse

work experience

Education

2010 University of Colorado at Boulder

Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, Media Emphasis

Dissertation Title: Renaissance and Recomposition: Maya Media Production in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.

2002 California State College at Fullerton

M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Visual Anthropology Emphasis

Combining film studies, media studies, and visual anthropology

2000 California State College at Fullerton

B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Literature Emphasis

Combining film studies, cultural anthropology, and comparative literature

Experience

2012 - Current University of California at Berkeley

Lecturer

Lecturer in the ESPM Department and for Osher Lifelong Learning.

2013 - Current Sonoma State University

Senior Lecturer

Senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Sonoma State University

2013 - 2014 Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Applied Ethnographic Researcher

Ethnographic researcher using qualitative and quantitative methods in an alcohol study for the National Institute of Health

2000 -2001 Arcwelder Film, Ltd.

Production Coordinator

Production Coordinator for Arcwelder Film, Ltd. with two film credits for Discovery Channel productions.

1994 - 1999 Il Fornaio Restaurants

Operations Manager

Operations Manager for Il Fornaio Restaurants as they transitioned to new ownership.

Thank you for being an instructor in the OLLI@SSU winter 2021 program. Your course, The Story of Human Communication, was greatly received by our students. In fact, we had students in your class that have been taking OLLI courses for years and they said your class was literally one of the best classes they had ever taken. We love to hear compliments like that and share with our instructors.

Leslie Brutocao

Director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, SSU

Professor Torres seems to take student opinion into consideration and really cares about improving the class to make it easier and more understandable to all students.

E.K.

SSU Student, Spring 2020

Very knowledgeable about global and modern issues worldwide. Well organized and enthusiastic about his work and research. He is dedicated to improving the individual perspectives of the students as well as embraces the differing viewpoints on important and charged topics. A very good instructor!

R.G.

SSU Student, Summer 2020

Articles

From The -NAIS-

Samples of blogs -- see my blog site at Mondoglobe for other posts and my podcast Center|Focus (launching soon)

Editorial

“El Sup,” Freeing Media

March 21, 2021

Contact

I will respond promptly through email

Carlos D. Torres

Anthropologist

carlos.torres@sonoma.edu
(415) 755 3623

4090 Skillman Lane, Petaluma, CA 94952

Carlos D. Torres, Ph.D.

scholar filmmaker anthropologist writer

Research

Focus of my research

Scholar in the public sphere

applied media anthropology blogging conference presentations film festivals online instructional media

Available for speaking engagements, teaching courses, and applied research.

“Zapatista Nationalism and Media,” 6/2014

My research in the deep history human communication, 7/2021

“Truth: Who Frames It? Who Speaks It? Who Owns It?” 8/2021

Opus

Video Work Samples

Produced Film

Course Lecture

Produced Film

Produced Film

Website Pitch

Series Preview

other developed Skills

Portfolio

Selections of Work

To be Part of the Human diversity team

Education

Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, Media Emphasis

M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Visual Anthropology Emphasis

B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Literature Emphasis

Experience

Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

Applied Ethnographic Researcher

Production Coordinator

Operations Manager

Leslie Brutocao

E.K.

R.G.

Articles

From The -NAIS-

Contact

Carlos D. Torres

Get in Touch

Selections of
Work