Diane Jonte-Pace

Diane Jonte-Pace has been either in front of a camera or behind a camera for most of her life. She grew up in a home with a variety of cameras, as well as a darkroom, a 16 mm film projector, and a small projection booth (but no TV). For most of her adult life as well, cameras have been ubiquitous in the home, although her career path did not involve photography. A retired professor, scholar, and administrative leader, Diane served as Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Santa Clara...See more

Diane Jonte-Pace has been either in front of a camera or behind a camera for most of her life. She grew up in a home with a variety of cameras, as well as a darkroom, a 16 mm film projector, and a small projection booth (but no TV). For most of her adult life as well, cameras have been ubiquitous in the home, although her career path did not involve photography. A retired professor, scholar, and administrative leader, Diane served as Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Santa Clara University, supervising faculty, curriculum, and academic programs. She taught courses in the Department of Religious Studies, focusing on psychology of religion and feminist theology. Her early scholarship, such as her 2001 book Speaking the Unspeakable: Religion, Misogyny, and the Uncanny Mother in Freud's Cultural Texts, explored psychoanalytic perspectives on religion, gender, and culture. Recent publications have addressed Jesuit education, curricular reform, and university support for faculty transitioning to retirement. She holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Diane and her husband, photographer David Pace, have two daughters and four wonderful grandchildren. She enjoys food, film, literature, music, and art - especially photography. Her current camera of choice is the cell phone. See less