Faculty
B.A., Florida State University
M.A., Arizona State University
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Email: mpignata@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-4127
Office: Ross Hall 104
Professor Pignataro's research interests include all that encompasses Latina/o Chicana/o Diaspora Studies, Literature and Culture; Mexican American Studies; LGBTQA Identites; U.S. Latino Immigration; Visual Art and Culture; Media; Theater and Performance.
She also incorporated Civilizations of the U.S Southwest; Afro-Hispanic Caribbean Poetry; Indigenous Studies; U.S. Latina/o Religious Hybridity and Asian Latina/o Literature and Documentaries in her courses.
Teaching: Latina/o Popular Culture, Intro to Latina/o Studies, U.S. Latina Writers, Intro to Latino Literature, Mexican American Literature, Perspectives in Chicana Studies, Chicano Folklore
