Antoinette Winstead

Antoinette Winstead serves as Professor of Mass Communication and Drama and Drama Program Coordinator at Our Lady of the Lake University, based in Main Building Room 227E with contact details 210-528-6706 and awinstead@ollusa.edu.

Her educational credentials include:

• MFA in Film from Columbia University
• Master of Arts in English Literature from Our Lady of the Lake University
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Television Production from New York University

Research centers on horror film/television literature analyzing race, gender, and social class portrayals as reflections of cultural anxieties, plus genocide/human rights violations in media stemming from her Zoryan Institute fellowship at the University of Toronto.

Professional recognition includes a 2022 Pushcart Prize poetry nomination.

Her teaching philosophy cultivates lifelong critical thinkers through safe idea-exchange environments, informed by extensive theater experience including directing 25+ plays like "Fences" and "Doubt" at venues such as The Jo Long Theater and San Pedro Playhouse, alongside published poetry and commissioned works including the one-woman show "Artemisia Bowden: The Savior of St. Philips".