Matthew Rigilano
عضو هیئت علمی · 18th-century British literature and culture
Pennsylvania State Universityمعرفی
Matthew Rigilano, Ph.D., is an Associate Teaching Professor jointly appointed in the Department of English and the Writing Program at The Pennsylvania State University. His scholarship bridges 18th-century British literature, composition and rhetoric, psychoanalysis, continental philosophy, and media aesthetics.
Education:
- Ph.D. in English (18th-century British literature), The State University of New York at Buffalo
- M.A. in English, Syracuse University
- B.A. in English, The Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests:
Rigilano’s work interrogates strange representations of subjectivity in early modern and Enlightenment texts—invisible characters, comatose figures, and speaking objects—while also engaging contemporary cultural criticism on small talk under hyperindustrial capitalism and perversion as a structuring logic in modern literary fiction.
His current research explores the intersection of aesthetics, new media technologies, and human identity in the 21st century, themes he integrates into his writing pedagogy.
Scientific Awards & Fellowships:
- Ahmanson-Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA (2017–2018)
- Presidential Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo (2008–2012)
- Teaching Assistantships at SUNY Buffalo (2008–2013) and Syracuse University (2006–2008)
Teaching & Academic Service:
Rigilano teaches undergraduate courses ranging from first-year rhetoric and composition to honors seminars and advanced eighteenth-century literature. He mentors students in critical writing across the humanities and social sciences, emphasizing digital literacy and interdisciplinary inquiry.
Recent Scholarly Engagement:
In addition to peer-reviewed articles and book reviews, he delivers papers at major conferences such as ASECS and NEASECS, extending his inquiry into Lacanian psychoanalysis, feminist philosophy, and media studies.
