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Professor of Planning, Policy, and Design, Chicano/Latino Studies, and Political Science
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School
Phone: 824-7680
Office: 226F SEI
Summary of Research Interests:
Torres' three main interests, which are not mutually exclusive, are 1.) state theory and class analysis
2.) urban political economy and inequality 3.) theories of racism, ethnicities and cultural citizenship. His work is oriented towards examining the linkages among the economic, political, and social dimensions of policy. In particular, methods and categories of political economy devised by Marx and Antonio Gramsci are central to his research in critical urbanism, Latino politics and culture, ethnic relations, and social policy.
As his current research agenda reflects, Professor Torres has jettisoned conventional disciplines. This allows him to follow arguments and processes wherever they lead, instead of stopping at the conventional disciplinary boundaries, subordinating intellectual exploration and professional integrity to what he considers parochial demands of the academy.
A major theoretical preoccupation of Professor Torres is the study of racism and racialization within the context of changing capitalist social relations. Most recently he has become more involved in empirical research intended to test his theoretical arguments. This long-standing interest in racism and the political economy of capitalism has led Torres to his current project, a comparative study of migration, racism and social exclusion. This collaborative research is being conducted with Professor Satnam Virdee of the Department of Sociology and the Center for Migration Studies at the University of Glasgow. This research will be published in their forthcoming book (Polity Press, 2005) entitled "Racism and Capitalist Modernity."
As an inveterate social and political theorist, Professor Torres also maintains a watchful eye on developments in other areas such as space and time, children's geography, the body, and racialized masculinities. He has recently embarked on a second research project designed to find out how school-aged Latino children relate and adjust to changing urban spaces and class relations brought about by economic restructuring and urban disinvestments. This research is part of a larger book-length project entitled "Inequality Matters: Politics and Power in 21st Century Capitalism."
Books:
2004 Martin, E. and Torres, R.D. Savage State: Welfare Capitalism & Inequality: Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield
2004 Darder, A, and Torres, R.D. After Race: Racism and Multiculturalism, New York, NY: New York University Press
2000 Valle, V. M. and Torres, R. D. Latino Metropolis. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press
Edited Books:
2003 Darder, A, Baltodano, M, and Torres, R.D. (Eds.) The Critical Pedagogy Reader. New York, NY: Routledge
2003 Vazquez, F. H. and Torres, R. D. Latino/a Political Thought. Boulder: CO, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
1999 Torres, R. D. and Katsiaficas, G. (Eds.). Latino Social Movements: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives. New York: Routledge
1999 Torres, R. D., Mirón, L. F. and Inda, J. (Eds.). Race, Identity, and Citizenship: A Reader. Cambridge, USA, Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers
1998 Darder, A. and Torres, R. D. (Eds.). The Latino Studies Reader: Culture, Economy, and Society. Cambridge, USA, Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers
1997 Darder, A. and Torres, R. D. and Gutierrez, H. (Eds.). Latinos and Education: A Critical Reader. New York, NY: Routledge
1997 Hamamoto, D. and Torres, R. D. (Eds.). New American Destinies: A Reader in Asian and Latino Immigration. New York, NY: Routledge
Books in Progress:
2006 Virdee, S. and Torres, R.D. Racism and Capitalist Modernity. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press
2006 Valle, V.M. and Torres, R.D. Latino Metropolis (Second Edition, Revised and Updated). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press
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