Xenia Reloba de la Cruz, PhD candidate

Xenia Reloba de la Cruz

PhD candidate
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Graduate Student

University of Calgary

Contact information

Email

xenia.relobadelacruz@ucalgary.ca

Location

Social Science: SS 240

Background

Credentials

Ph.D. candidate, University of Calgary, 2021

MA, Cultural Studies, Queen's University, 2019

BA in Journalism, University of Havana, 1994

Xenia Reloba de la Cruz-resume

Research

Areas of Research

Feminist digital practices

My research focuses on the intersection between digital media studies and feminist scholarship, taking as a point of departure two cases of feminist activism in Latin America and their practices in digital media, with emphasis on social media platforms.

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
COMS 313 - TA Research methods Winter 2023
COMS 401/L02 - Sessional instructor "Digital citizenship" Fall 2022
CMCL 305 - TA Modernity Fall 2022
COMS 203 - sessional instructor New Media Spring 2022
CMCL 305 - TA Modernity Fall 2021
COMS 381 - TA Communications History Winter 2021
COMS 201 - TA Introduction to Communication and Media Studies Fall 2019

Projects

Graduate Assistant - Student editor - Teaching & Learning podcast “Three Questions about Teaching & Learning (3QTL).

Awards

  • Transformative Talent Internship, Faculty of Graduate Studies. 2022
  • Public Humanities Fellowship, Calgary Institute for Humanities. 2022
  • Dean’s Open Doctoral Scholarship, University of Calgary. 2020
  • Best Paper Award, Department of Communications, Media and Films. 2020

Publications