General 4 — Camila Torres-Castro

“La noche es larga, Caifanes.”

I’m deeply interested in how the idea of a nation is formed and how it is sustained. In cinema and music I’ve found a phenomenal vehicle to better understand how notions of mestizaje and whiteness seep into our daily lives.

Papers and presentations

For the full list, see my CV.

Torres-Castro, Camila. “Lejos de Veracruz: of Urban Soundscapes and Fallen Idols in Güeros (2014)”. Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture (UC Press).

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Scoring Failure: Reflections on Tecnobanda and Death. March 2023.
Paper Presentation.

NeMLA 2023

Escribir el aire caliente: la escucha como autoría en Fiesta en la madriguera de Juan Pablo Villalobos. March 2023.
Paper Presentation.

XXVIII Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea (CLMC)

Where I come from

My research is rooted in my embodied experience as a white-mestiza Mexican. I’m committed to interrogating and dismantling the violent regime that upholds the nation.

My work

I articulate film, affect, and sound studies to unveil the hidden stories behind our own affective responses to music and the moving image. The past - like sound - lingers on.

“La noche es larga, Caifanes.”

I’m deeply interested in how the idea of a nation is formed and how it is sustained. In cinema and music I’ve found a phenomenal vehicle to better understand how notions of mestizaje and whiteness seep into our daily lives.

Papers and presentations

For the full list, see my CV.

Find it here

NeMLA 2023

XXVIII Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea (CLMC)

Where I come from

My research is rooted in my embodied experience as a white-mestiza Mexican. I’m committed to interrogating and dismantling the violent regime that upholds the nation.

My work

I articulate film, affect, and sound studies to unveil the hidden stories behind our own affective responses to music and the moving image. The past - like sound - lingers on.