Ariana Vigil
202 Andrews Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0333
(402) 472-1836 (office)
avigil2@unl.edu
Degrees
The Ohio State University, BA
Cornell University, MA, PhD
Areas of Specialty
Contemporary U.S. Latina/o Literature
20th Century U.S. Literature
Queer and Feminist Studies
Selected Publications
“‘If not with others, how;?’: A Jewish Latina Response to 9/11 and the Iraq War” in Speaking desde las Heridas: Testimonios transfronterizos/ Transborder testimonios through Cyberspace (11 de septiembre de 2001 – 11 de marzo de 2007). Ed. Claire Joysmith. Mexico City: CISAN, UNAM [forthcoming]
Boricua Literature: A Literary History of the Puerto Rican Diaspora by Lisa Sánchez-González and The Wounded Heart: Writing on Cherríe Moraga by Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano [book review], American Literature. 76:2, June 2004.
Grants and Awards
Provost’s Diversity Fellowship, Cornell University
Latino Studies Graduate Research Grant, Cornell University
Martin Sampson Teaching Award, Cornell University
Current Research
My research is based at the crossroads of activism, art, and transnationality. Specifically, I investigate works of 20th century U.S. Latina/o cultural production that take up the Central American revolutions of the 1970s and 1980s in an attempt to understand the role of warfare in Latina/o transnationality and the relationship between narrative, history, and activism. I am interested in exploring not only how and why artists choose to discuss history and activism in their work, but also how these narratives reflect ideas of pan-Latinidad.
Teaching Philosophy
I strive to create a classroom that is democratic in process, open and accepting in atmosphere, and intellectually and creatively stimulating.
