Loretta Ramirez

Dr. Loretta Ramirez is an Assistant Professor of Latinx Rhetoric & Composition at the Chicano & Latino Studies Department, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Her research focuses on historical and cultural rhetorics, decolonial theory, Chicana literature, and critical pedagogy. She holds a Ph.D. in English from UC Irvine, with additional degrees in Art History and English from CSULB and Loyola Marymount University.

Education:

• Ph.D. in English with Graduate Certificate in Visual Studies, UC Irvine (Focus: Historical Cultural Rhetorics, Visual Studies, Chicana Literature)
• M.A. in English, UC Irvine (Focus: Chicana Rhetoric, Composition Pedagogy)
• M.A. in Art History, CSULB (Focus: Medieval Spain, Devotional Art)
• M.A. in English, Loyola Marymount University (Focus: Creative Writing)
• B.A. in Anthropology, Stanford University (Focus: Political Anthropology)

Research & Publications: Her first book, The Wound and the Stitch (2024), traces Chicana self-representation strategies through Iberian and Mesoamerican frameworks. Her second autoethnographic work, Get Back to Where You Once Belonged, examines racial identity through a family history lens. Recent articles focus on archival methodologies and decolonial pedagogies in composition studies.

Awards:

• Scholars for the Dream Award (2020), Conference on College Composition & Communication

Teaching: Dr. Ramirez teaches courses in Chicano/Latino rhetoric, composition, literature, and cultural studies. Her syllabi emphasize critical pedagogy, multimodal expression, and archival research. She frequently integrates creative writing and autoethnography into her teaching.