Carme Ruiz

I was born in Tarragona, and moved to Barcelona to attend the University in the mid 1980s. I studied archaeology and history at the UAB, and work for a while in an archaeological project that focused on the study of the Phoenician colonization in south of Spain. In 1991 I went to the United States with a fellowship to attend Stanford University. During my MA I began to be interested in the history of archaeology, and specially in the links between archaeological science, politics and nationalism. When I finished my MA I moved to Mexico City. From 1995 to 2003 I lived in Austin (Texas). During those years I had a daughter and finished my Ph.D looking into issues of gender, archaeology and nation in Mexico and the United States (ca 1890-1930).

In 2003 I returned to Barcelona and since then I combine teaching at IES, with virtual teaching at the UOC and sometimes I do cultural environmental consulting. I like to work in international environments, and teaching at IES gives me an opportunity to be in touch with people (both professors and students) from different backgrounds.

In my free time I like to see movies and gardening. I like to be outdoors as much as I can, so anything that involves fresh air is good for me.