Co-Coordinator of Black and Africana Studies program
Faculty leader of the study abroad program in Equatorial Guinea
Dr. Castillo-Rodriguez has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2017.
Office Hours: FALL 2025
Mondays: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fridays: 5:00 p.m. (by appointment VIA ZOOM)
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Hispanic Linguistics, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2013.
Ph.D., Social Anthropology, Complutense University, Madrid, 2000.
B.A., Sociology, Complutense University, Madrid, 1992.
Affiliations
ACBLPE (Association of Portuguese- and Spanish-Lexified Creoles)
AEA (Asociación Española de Africanistas)
ASMEA (Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa)
IACPL (International Association of Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics)
NYASA (New York African Studies Association)
Publications
My publications (books, articles, book chapters, book reviews) and other scholarly works can be found here: https://geneseo.academia.edu/SusanaCastilloRodriguez/Books
Recent Media Interviews
My interview with Radio Station Africania on my latest book: Lengua, cultura y glotopolítica en Guinea Ecuatorial: una mirada histórica, Vervuert/Iberoamericana, 2025. https://www.audio.urcm.net/Africania-19-05-25
My YouTube video interview: Doing Research and Networking in Equatorial Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDz00VDRI9w
More About Me
Research Interests
Colonial Linguistics, Language Policy and Planning language Ideologies, particularly in Central-Western Africa, and most specifically in Equatorial Guinea.
Other Interests
- Yoga
- Running
- Travel
- Reading
Classes
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SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I
Introductory communication-based language course. Develops the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Intensive practice of real-world communication and cultural knowledge.
- SPAN 388: Exp: Talk (about) Spanglish