Mariolina Salvatori
Associate Professor of English
Editor, Reader
412-624-6561
marsa@pitt.edu
CL 617-S
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
www.pitt.edu/~marsa
Mariolina Salvatori teaches and does research in the areas of hermeneutics, composition, literacy, and pedagogy. She is particularly interested in exploring the transactions of knowledge, and the relations between teachers, students, and texts that different theories of reading make possible.
Research and Publications: Her publications include: "Pedagogy: From the Periphery to the Center"; "On Behalf of Pedagogy," "If on a winter's night a traveler: Writer's Authority/Reader's Autonomy," "Conversations with Texts," "Difficulty: The Great Educational Divide," The Scholarship of Teaching: Beyond the Anecdotal," "Porque no puedo decir mi cuento: Mexican Ex-votos' Iconographic Literacy," Pedagogy: Distrubing History 1819-1929, The Elements (and Pleasure) of Difficulty (co-authored with Patricia Donahue).
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- Composition
- Literature
Graduate Courses
- Teaching of Composition Seminar
- Literacy and Pedagogy
- Reception Theories
Other Duties & Service
- Member, Committee on Pedagogy & Difference
- Member, Composition Committee
- Member, MLA
- Member, NCTE
- Member, AIHA
- Carnegie Scholar, Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
