Sonia De La Cruz

Assistant Professor in Communication and Media Practice
Phone
253-692-5756
Faculty Associate at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
Degrees
Ph.D.,
Media Studies
University of Oregon
2014
M.A.,
Radio and Television, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
San Francisco State University
2007
B.A.,
Radio and Television, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
San Francisco State University
2002
Scholarly Interests

Media and Social Justice, International Communication, Development Communication and Social Change, Latinos/as/x in the Media, and Documentary film theory and production, and Digital Storytelling.

Teaching

TCOM 250 - Media for Social Justice
TLAX 250 - Latinx in the Media (Latino Studies Minor course offering)
TCOM 347 - TV Criticism & Application
TCOM 351 - Video Production
TCOM 460 - Communication for Development & Social Change
TCOM 499 - World Documentary

Publication Date Bibliographic Citation
2022

De La Cruz, S. (2022). Resistance in Storytelling. In P. Ballamingie & D. Szanto (Eds.), Showing Theory to Know Theory: Understanding social science concepts through illustrative vignettes. Showing Theory Press.

2021

De La Cruz, S. & Velasquez, T.G. (2021). Black Lives Matter Collective Storytelling Project: Student reflections of race, racism, and racial justice [e-book]. University of Washington, Tacoma: University of Washington Libraries. (https://uw.pressbooks.pub/blmstorytelling/)

2020

De La Cruz, S., Hayes, N. & Sapra, S. (2020) Laboring in Line With Our Values: Lessons learned in the struggle to unionize. In A. Palko, S. Sapra & J. Wagman (Eds.) From Surviving to Thriving: Feminists Responses to the Neoliberalization of the University (pp. 83-108). The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.