Aneliza Ruiz (she/her/hers) is a Ph.D. Candidate in the department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation project, tentatively titled Vas a Ver: Mexican American Women and the Politics of Style in Los Angeles, examines the aesthetic and political links between the Pachuca, Chola, Chicana Activist, and Chingona figures. She is the recipient of the Graduate Division’s Chancellor Fellowship and former Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow. She received her B.A. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2019. Her research interests lie in Latinx aesthetics, popular culture, and Women of Color Feminisms. Aneliza is also a writer, zine maker, and digital content creator.
Advisor
Dr. Juana Maria Rodríguez
