Kristin Pitt

Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Department Chair, World Languages and Cultures

Education

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003

Office Hours

In CRT 729: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-1:50pm, or by appointment

Teaching Schedule

Course Num	Title
LACS 101-001	Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Teaching Interests

World Literature
Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latine Studies
Women's and Gender Studies

Research Interests

Modern and contemporary narrative in the Americas
Discourses of the body
Representations of feminicide

Selected Publications

"Imagining an End to Feminicide: Failures of Solidarity in Alicia Gaspar de Alba's Desert Blood." Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures, forthcoming, 2026.