Bernardo Pace
Expertise
Creative Writing, American Literature
Degrees
- B.A. Boston University, English Literature,1976
- M.A. The University of Michigan, English Literature,1977
- M.A. The University of Michigan, American Studies,1979
- Ph.D. The University of Michigan, American Studies,1982
Courses Taught
- 3 CRS.3 HRS.NULL LAB HRS.ENG 382 (American Literature from the Reconstruction Era to the Present)
- Though English 381 is not a prerequisite, this course begins where 381 leaves off and covers select fiction and poetry from the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century to the present. Students study major writers and literary movements; and an effort is made to place literature in its cultural context. Works by such writers as Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, T.S. Eliot, Richard Wright, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Toni Morrison may be included.
Course Syllabus
Research and Projects
Publications
- Family Papers: A Rhetoric and Reader for Writers.,New York: HarperCollins.
- Pearl Diving in Pittsburgh (novel),Amazon Books
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
- Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
English Literature, Boston University, 1976
- Fulbright Fellowship
The University of Rome, 1994-1995
- Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Michigan, 1981.
Each year, the university acknowledges the classroom work of one of the teaching fellows.
- Teaching Award, BMCC, 1985
Former President Joshua Smith recognized the work I did with the Ford Foundation funded Community Colleges Project.
- Service Award, Board of Trustees, Eden II Programs for Individuals with Autism
An award to recognize the work I did as a member of the Development Committee from 2002-2009, including grant writing for the capital campaign that helped to build the Eden II Adult Center.
