Annette Portillo

Annette Portillo is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts. She earned her Ph.D. in English from Cornell University with a focus on Native American Literature.

Her research centers on life stories, testimonios, and autobiographies by women of color. Key teaching areas include:

• Native American Literature and History
• Native American Feminism
• Women Writers of Color
• Chicana/o Literature
• Ethnic and Women's Studies

Dr. Portillo teaches undergraduate courses including Topics in Native American Literature: Theory & Practice, Native American Environmentalism, and Outlaw Genres: U.S. 'Third World' Women's Autobiography, alongside graduate seminars on Feminist Writers of Color. The available information does not specify scientific awards, grants, or advisees.