University of New Mexico
Department of Communication & Journalism
UNM Lobo  
Miguel Gandert, M.A.
 M.A., University of New Mexico, 1983
 Office: Room 262A
 mgandert@unm.edu
Professor 
Journalism 
Communication 

Research:

I photographically document Indo-Hispano culture in the Rio Grande corridor and explore Mestizo cultural identity in the Southwest. These people do not fit any traditionally Western categories of culture.

Sample Publications:

  • Gandert, Miguel with Enrique R. Lamadrid (2003). Hermanitos Comanchitos: Indo-Hispano Rituals of Captivity and Redemption, University of New Mexico Press.
  • Gandert, Miguel (2000). Nuevo México Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Homeland, Museum of New Mexico Press.
  • Gandert, Miguel (1996). The Pilgrimage to Chimayo: Contemporary Portrait of a Living Tradition, Editor/Photographer/Researcher, New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.
  • Gandert, Miguel (1996). Upper Rio Grande Hispano Farms Study, Photographer/ Researcher, National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • Gandert, Miguel. "VSJ/Scenes from an Urban Chicano Experience," West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue University, Exhibition.

Methods: Qualitative-photography and oral history. I like looking at cultures and letting them tell their stories.

Favorite Photographers: Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Rene Galpi.

Teaching Style: Very relaxed. I teach using hands-on experiences: making ads, making film, keeping students involved in the process.

Favorite Classes: Photojournalism.

Why UNM?: I grew up in New Mexico. I wanted to give something back to the state of my birth.

Spare Time: Spending time with my family; I have two daughters. Taking pictures.

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