Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Education
PhD, Cultural Anthropology, University of California at Santa Cruz, 2014
Master of Arts, Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007
Master of Arts, Bicultural/Bilingual Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, New Mexico State University, Majors: Psychology and Spanish, 1997
Specialization
Cultural anthropology, Mexican American Studies, Native American Studies
Research interests
Social movements in the US-Mexico borderlands; immigration and asylum; religion and transnationalism; Chicanx spiritual politics and performance; comparative ethnic studies.
Publications
- Villarreal, Aimee. “Anthropolocura as Homeplace Ethnography.” In Ethnographic Refusals, Unruly Latinidades, edited by Gina M. Perez and Alex E. Chavez, School of Advanced Research Press, 2022
- Villarreal, Aimee. “The Day of the Dead in Art Showcases an Evolving Tradition.” Glasstire: Texas Visual Art, February 10, 2020
- Villarreal, Aimee. “Sanctuaryscapes in the North American Southwest.” Radical History Review 135, no. 2 (2019): 43 – 70.
- Villarreal, Aimee and Garcia, David F. “Our Laboratory of Anthropolocura.” Anthropology News Sections Edition, July 10, 2018.
- Leaños, John Jota, Director, and Villarreal, Aimee, Researcher and Producer (2014): Frontera! Revolt and Rebellion on Río Grande. Animated Documentary of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
- Villarreal, Aimee and Leaños, John Jota. “Animating Resistance: Anthropology as Public Pedagogy.” Anthropology News, June 5, 2017.
- Villarreal Aimee. 2015. “Bridging the Divide Between Ethnic Studies and Anthropology.” Anthropology News, July 10, 2015.
- Villarreal, Aimee. “Biased-Based Policing at a Glance: An Evaluation of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act.” Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Public Report, 2012.