Biography

Dr. Criniti has taught at West Liberty University since 2008. His areas of specialization include 20th Century American Literature, American Ethnic Literature, Contemporary Literature, and Composition Studies. In addition to teaching courses in these areas, Dr. Criniti also serves as the Advisor for the Omicron Nu chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society.

Education

Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature – University of Cincinnati (2008)
M.A. in English – University of Dayton (2002)
B.A. in English and Professional Communication – Wheeling Jesuit University (2000)

Most Recent Publications and Presentations

“Like This: The Coffin Pictogram and the Implied Editor in As I Lay Dying.” ANQ, 37, 1, 2024, 89-95.
“Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years a Fairy Godmother: Dressmaking as Self-Making in Elizabeth Keckley’s Autobiography.” The Elizabeth Keckley Reader Volume II: Artistry, Culture, and Commerce, edited by Sheila Smith McKoy, Eno Publishers, 2017, 167-86.
“Collecting Butterflies: Julia Alvarez’s Revision of North American Collective Memory.” U.S. Latino/a Writing. Vol. IV., edited by A. Robert Lee, Routledge, 2014, 433-56.
“Chick Lit on Yellow Paper: Stevie Smith as Precursor.” Readings: A Journal for Scholars and Readers, 1, 1, 2015, n.pag.
“Shitting on Whiteness: Animal Detection in Wolf Whistle and Native Son.” The Explicator, 71, 3, 2013, 157-59
“Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years a Fairy Godmother: Dressmaking as Self-Making in Elizabeth Keckley’s Autobiography.” American Transcendental Quarterly, 22, 1, 2008, 309-26.
“Collecting Butterflies: Julia Alvarez’s Revision of North American Collective Memory.” Modern Language Studies, 36, 2, 2007, 42-63.
“Baseball is America: The Game of Imperialism in Mark Winegardner’s The Veracruz Blues.” Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, 47, 4, 2006, 389-406.
“Othello: A Hawk Among Birds.” Literature, Film Quarterly, 32, 2, 2004, 115-21.