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Scholarship

Primary Research Interests

Academic Leadership

Comics Studies

The primary focus of my scholarship is on Comics Studies. I look at the impact of popular culture, specifically superhero literature and films, on society. Additionally, I am focused upon how to teach using Comics Studies literature. This builds on my background in Composition Studies, Academic Leadership, Narrative Studies, and Technology Literacy. Comics Studies Pedagogy draws on these areas as it seeks to engage learners in important considerations of leadership, (s)heroism, diversity, justice, and collaboration.

  • COMIC Book Pedagogy
    • Dr. Pagnucci’s teaching methodology built on the dynamic collaborative principles of comic book writing and production
  • Superhero Smash
    • Dr. Pagnucci’s live radio show featuring the best in comic book lore and superhero music

Secondary Research Interests

Presentations

Major Publications

Books & Book Chapters

Enter the Superheroes: American Values, Culture, and the Canon of Superhero Literature
Written by Alex S. Romagnoli and Gian S. Pagnucci
Ordering Information
Publication Information–New York: Scarecrow Press, Inc. (A subsidiary of The Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.), 2013

Re-mapping Narrative: Technology’s Impact on the Way We Write
Edited by Gian S. Pagnucci and Nicholas Mauriello
Publication Information: Hampton Press, Inc., 2008

Living the Narrative Life: Stories as a Tool for Meaning Making
Written by Gian S. Pagnucci
Publication Information–Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Boynton/Cook, 2004

Don’t Count Your Chickens! Stories for Kids To Tell!
Publication Information–Barnes, WI: Bur Oak Press, Inc., 2000
Written by Gian S. Pagnucci with Artwork by Susan M. Pagnucci (Gian’s mother)

Print Journal Articles

I have published scholarly articles in:

  • Computers and Composition
  • English Journal
  • Studies in the Humanities
  • Theory into Practice
  • Works and Days

Online Journal Articles

I published an abstract in the online journal Kairos (Fall, 1998, Vol. 3, Issue 2) with my collaborators, Nicholas Mauriello and Tammy White:

  • “Re-Booting Your Classroom: An Introductory Workshop on Electronic Pedagogy”
  • Pagnuci, G.S., Macauley, W. J., Jr., Winner-White, T., & Mauriello, N. (1998). Teachers, technology, and teamwork: Stories of collaboration. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE 1998) 9th International Conference. [On-Line]. Available: http://www.coe.uh.edu/insite/elec_pub/HTML1998/ts_pagn.htm
  • White, T., Mauriello, N., & Pagnucci, G. S. (Fall, 1998). Abstract for Re-booting your classroom: An introductory workshop on electronic pedagogy. Kairos [On-line], Vol. 3, Iss. 2. Available http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/3.2/news/wshops/white/abs.html
  • Pagnucci, G. S. & Macauley, W. J., Jr. (1997). Connecting business and education through the world wide web. WebNet 97 World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet. [On-line]. Available: http://www.aace.org/pubs/webnet

Book Chapters

I have published book chapters in volumes by:

Technical Writing

I have written technical manuals published by:

  • The Software Resource Publications, Inc.
  • Heinemann-Boynton/Cook

Creative Writing

I have published short stories and poetry in:

“Quest”

  • I’m thrilled to have published a poem with Red Flag Poetry
    • Subscribe with Red Flag Poetry to get a poetry postcard delivered to your rail postal mailbox each month
    • Each Red Flag Poetry postcard features a poem and matching artwork on one side and the author’s bio on the other side
  • My poem, Quest, was the January 2022 poetry postcard and features a wonderful photograph by Sara Everett of a classic typewriter and a cool gargoyle nicknamed Edgar
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