(Brief CV)
Annette Angela Portillo, Ph.D.
Department of English
University of Texas, San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio. TX 78249-0643
210-458-5222 (office) 210-458-5366 (fax)
[email protected] (email)
Academic Employment
2009–present, University of Texas, San Antonio, Assistant Professor of English
2007–2009, Nevada State College, Assistant Professor of English and Ethnic Studies
2005-2007, Oberlin College, Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies
2004- 2005, Mt. Holyoke College, Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies
1997-2004, Cornell University, Instructor
Education
Cornell University, English Language and Literature; Chicana/o and Native American Studies
Ph.D.
2005
M.A.
2000
University of California, San Diego, Literatures in English, Sociology
B.A.
1996
Dissertation
“Outlaw Genres: Reconceptualizing Life Stories by Chicanas and Native American Women”
Chair: Mary Pat Brady
Committee: Shelley Wong, Helena María Viramontes, Kathryn Shanley, Kate
McCullough
Research and Teaching Interests
Native American Studies, Native American Literature, Chicano/a Literature, Ethnic Studies,
Women’s Studies, American multi-ethnic literatures, Women of Color Feminisms, English
Composition and Writing, Young Adult Literature; gender, race, and autobiography theory
Publications
“Leslie Marmon Silko” entry in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, ed. Bonnie
Smith (Oxford University Press, 2008)
Works in Progress
“The Land and the People are Inseparable: Writing the Oral and Visual in Leslie Marmon Silko’s
Sacred Water”
“Writing Photomemories: Crossing Borders, Crossing Genres in Norma Cantu’s Canícula:
Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera”
Awards & Honors
Travel Grant Award to attend national conference SSGA “Society for the Study of Gloria
Anzaldua” (San Antonio, TX, May, 2009)
Travel Grant Award to attend national conference NAES “National Association of Ethnic
Studies” (San Diego, CA, April 2009)
Portillo - 2 Travel Grant Award to attend national conference MALCS “Mujere’s (Re)member: Creating
Spaces of (be)longing Across Latinidades and Indigenismas” (Salt Lake City, UT,
Summer 2008)
Travel Grant Award to attend national conference “Incite! Women of Color Against Violence.”
(Denver, CO, Fall 2007)
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Native American Studies (Oberlin College,
Fall 2005-Spring 2007)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (CSMP) Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence at Liberal Arts
Colleges (Mt. Holyoke, Fall 2004-Spring 2005)
Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Cornell University (Fall 2001-Spring 2002).
Teaching Experience
University of Texas, San Antonio, Assistant Professor (2009-2010)
"Graduate Seminar: Native American Feminisms." English 7063 (Spring 2010)
"Topics in Native American Literature: Women Writers." English 3813/AMS 3343.001/WS
4853.002 (Spring 2010)
"SSem: Native American Literature." English 4973 (Fall 2009)
"Topics in Native American Literature: Theory and Practice." English 3813 (Fall 2009)
Nevada State College. Assistant Professor (2007-2009)
“Chicana/Native American Literature.” English 101: Composition I (Spring 2009)
“Introduction to Ethnic Studies.” Ethnic Studies 101 (Spring 2009)
“Native American Environmentalism.” English 102: Composition II (Spring 2009)
“Native American Environmentalism.” English 102: Composition II (Spring 2009)
“Introduction to Ethnic Studies.” Ethnic Studies 101 (Fall 2008)
“Outlaw Genres: U.S. ‘Third World’ Women’s Autobiography.” English 488 (Fall 2008)
“The Role of Myth in American Culture.” English 101: Composition I (Fall 2008)
“The Role of Myth in American Culture.” English 101: Composition I (Fall 2008)
“Topics in Multicultural Literature.” English 497A (Summer 2008)
“Native American Literature.” English 494A (Spring 2008)
“Native American Environmentalism.” English 102: Composition II (Spring 2008)
“Native American Environmentalism.” English 102: Composition II (Spring 2008)
“Studies in 20th Century Literature.” English 450A (Winter 2008)
“(Re)reading American History and Culture.” English 101: Composition I (Fall 2007)
“Contemporary Chicana/o Literature.” English 275 (Fall 2007)
“Writing About Multiethnic American Literature.” English 298 (Fall 2007)
Oberlin College. Visiting Assistant Professor (2005-2007)
“Chicana/o and Native American Literature and Culture.” Comparative American Studies 330
(Spring 2007)
“Native American Identities in a Comparative Context.” Comparative American Studies 220 (Fall
2006)
“Outlaw Genres: Latina, Native American and ‘Third World’ Women’s Autobiography.”
Comparative American Studies 328 (Spring 2006)
“Native American Identities in a Comparative Context.” Comparative American Studies 220 (Fall
2005)
Portillo - 3 Mount Holyoke College, Visiting Assistant Professor (2004-2005)
“Outlaw Genres: Latina, Native American and ‘Third World’ Women’s Autobiography.”
American Studies 290(Spring 2005)
“Seeking Social Justice: Latina/o and Native American Cultural Work in the United States.”
American Studies Senior Seminar 301 (Fall 2004)
Cornell University. Instructor. (1996-2004)
“Cultural Crossings: Chicana Literature, History & Culture.” Comparative Literature/Women’s
Studies/Latino Studies 120.5 (Fall 2003-Spring 2004)
“Women and Writing: Recovering the Chicana Literary Tradition.” English/Women’s
Studies/Latino Studies 105 (Spring 2001)
“The American 1920s Literature and Culture.” English/American Studies 291 (Fall 2000)
“Recovering the Chicana Literary Tradition.” English 105 (Spring 1999)
“American Literature and Culture.” English 158 (Fall 1998)
“American Literature and Culture.” English 158 (Spring 1997)
“Young Women’s Literature Seminar”(Fall 1996)
Presentations/Conferences
“Redefining Autobiography: Strategies for Teaching Native American Women’s Life
Stories” presented at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers Conference.
Philadelphia, PA (October 23, 2009)
“Teaching Gloria Anzaldúa’s co-edited Anthologies: The Classroom as a Site of Consciousness
Raising, Activism, and Healing” presented at the Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldua
Conference. San Antonio, TX (May 17, 2009)
“Building an Ethnic Studies Program from the Ground Up: Challenging Dominant Pedagogical
Practices” presented at the National Association of Ethnic Studies Conference. San
Diego, CA (April 3, 2009)
“Collective Truth-Telling in Identity-Based Multi-Genre Anthologies.” Presented at Mujeres
Activas en Letras y Cambio Social. Salt Lake City, UT (August 2, 2008)
“Women Writers of Color Resisting Silence: The Healing Powers of Identity-Based MultiGenre Anthologies.” Presented at the Northeast Modern Language Association
Conference. Baltimore, MD (March 2, 2007)
“Identity-Based, Multi-Genre Anthologies and the American Literary Canon.” Presented
at the US Latina/Latino Graduate Student Coalition Colloquium. Ithaca, NY
(March, 2004)
“Reconceptualizing Autobiography through ‘imagetexts’ in Norma Cantú’s Canicula:
Snapshots of a Girlhood in la Frontera and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Sacred
Water.” Presented at the US Latina/Latino Graduate Student Coalition
Colloquium. Ithaca, NY (April 10, 2003)
“Native American Women’s Life Stories: Delfina Cuero Reconstructs an Alternative History in
her Autobiography An Account of her Last Years and Her Ethnobotanic Contributions.”
Presented at (Dis)junctions: University of California Riverside’s Ninth Annual
Humanities Conference. Riverside, California (April 6, 2002)
“Native American Women's Autobiography: Resisting Silence and Reconstructing
History.” Presented at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers Conference.
San Antonio, Texas (February 14-18, 2001).
“Recovering the Chicana/o Literary Tradition: Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, Maria
Portillo - 4 Cristina Mena and Jovita Gonzalez.” Presented at the American Women Writers of Color
Conference. Ocean City, Maryland (October 30, 1999).
“Reconceptualizing the Canon of Chicana/o Literature.” Presented at the Central New
York Conference on Language and Literature. State University of New York, Cortland
(October 19, 1998).
“Teaching Prisons/Prisons Teaching.” Presented at the Critical Resistance: Beyond the
Prison Industrial Complex Conference. University of California, Berkeley. (September 25,
1998).
“Young Adult Literature: Creative Writing as an Act of Resistance for Girls in
Detainment.” Presented at the Growing up Female Girls/Women and Visual Culture
Conference. State University of New York, Binghamton. (April 18, 1998).
“New Approaches to Forming a Chicana/o Canon.” Presented at the Primer Congreso
Internacional en Espana de Lengua y Literatura Chicana Conference. University of
Granada, Spain. (April 3, 1998).
“Realistic Issues in African American Young Adult Literature,” Presented at the June
Research Symposium. University of California, San Diego. (May 24, 1994).
Academic Service
Member, Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee (UTSA, Fall 2009-present)
Member, Women’s Studies Institute Committee (UTSA, Fall 2009-present)
Member, American Studies Program Committee (UTSA, Fall 2009-present)
Advisor, Native American and Indigenous Student Coalition (UTSA, Fall 2009-present)
Advisor, Nevada State Latino Scorpions, Student Organization (NSC, Fall 2008-present)
Advisor, Women Making Change, Student Organization (Nevada State College, Fall 2008-present)
Advisor, Thespian Drama Club, Student Organization (Nevada State College, Fall 2008-present)
Chair, Diversity Initiative Committee (Nevada State College, Spring 2008-present)
Member, English Assessment Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Member, Strategic Planning Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Member, Faculty Support Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Member, Diversity Coalition Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Member, English Department Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Member, Core Curriculum Humanities Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Member, Core Curriculum English Comp Committee (Nevada State College, Fall 2007-present)
Coordinator Ethnic Studies Program (Nevada State College, Summer 2007-present)
Member, Comparative American Studies Committee (Oberlin College, Fall 2005-Spring 2007)
Member, Indigenous Women’s Series Committee (Oberlin College, Fall 2005-Spring 2007)
Member, Latino Heritage Month Committee (Oberlin College, Fall 2005-Spring 2007)
Advisor, Native American Alliance, Student Organization (Oberlin College, Fall 2005-Spring
2007)
Advisor, La Alianza Latina, Student Organization (Oberlin College, Fall 2005-Spring 2007)
Member, Center for Crossroads in the Study of the Americas (CISA), Mt. Holyoke
College (Fall 2004-Spring 2005)