Alison Smith, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty of French | Affiliate Faculty: Women's and Gender Studies

Dr. Smith's academic research is highly interdisciplinary, exploring intersections between Women’s and Gender Studies, film, literature, pedagogy and pilgrimage. Most of her recent research is in the field of Pilgrimage Studies.

Education

Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

M.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

B.A. Wake Forest University

Research Interests

Dr. Smith's academic research is highly interdisciplinary, exploring intersections between Women’s and Gender Studies, film, literature, pedagogy and pilgrimage. Most of her recent research is in the field of Pilgrimage Studies.

Courses Taught

Dr. Smith currently teaches French 201 and FYSE 141. In the past, she taught a wide range of courses in French, Spanish, and Women's and Gender Studies.

Publications

Books

Women and Pilgrimage, edited by E. Moore Quinn and Alison T. Smith. CABI. Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series. Wallingford, UK. March, 2022.

Book Chapters with Edited Volumes

“Gender Studies Perspectives on Pilgrimage.” Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Pilgrimage: Historical, Current, and Future Directions, Heather Warfield, ed., Peter Lang Publishers, May 2023.

“Con pan y vino se anda el Camino: Bread, Wine, and la Via de la Plata.” Food and the Pilgrim, Nourishment for Pilgrims and Faith-Based Tourists, Dane Munro and Daniel Olsen, eds., CABI, Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series, April 2023.

“Cultivating Nonviolence: Micro-Pilgrimage as a Pathway to Peace.” Peace Journeys: A New Direction in Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Research. Eds. Ian McIntosh, Nour Farra Haddad and Dane Munro. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, January 2020. Print.

“Medieval Pilgrims in Modern Times: Buñuel’s The Milky Way.” Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation and Healing. Eds. Ian McIntosh, Eileen Moore Quinn and Vivienne Keely. CABI Press, UK, April 2018. Print.

“Pilgrimage Surrealist Style: Buñuel’s The Milky Way.” Pilgrim Paths: Journeys of Transformation. Eds. Mary Farrelly and Vivienne Keely. Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, UK, 2015. Ebook.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

“Pilgrimage, Place, Pedagogy: How Mapping Tools Can Enhance First Year Experience Abroad.” International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing, vol. 12, no. 1, 2018, pp. 81-90.

“Walking Meditation: Being Present and Being Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago.” Religions vol. 9, no. 3, 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel9030082.

“Time Warp: Cinematic Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Santiago.” International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, vol. 5, no. 2, 2017, https://arrow.dit.ie/ijrtp/vol5/iss2/11/.

Honors and Awards

Halsey Fellow, Fall Semester 2023.

National Humanities Center Fellow, “Podcasting the Humanities: Creating Digital Stories for the Public.” Facilitated by San Diego State University Digital Humanities Center, June 14-18, 2021.

National Humanities Center Fellow, “Mapping the American Experience.” Using ArcGIS and Geospatial Technologies in the Humanities classroom, October 17 - 18, 2016.

National Humanities Center Fellow, Jessie Ball duPont Summer Seminar “The Spatial Humanities,” June 13 - July 1, 2016.