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Joseph Pivato, Professor English and Literary Studies

1. E-mail:pivato@athabascau.ca
   Phone: (780) 497-3418
2. Ph.D. (University of Alberta)
   M.A. (University of Alberta)
   B.A. (Combined Honours, York University)
3. Canadian Writers website
4. Pivato Essays website

Since 2002 my graduate courses in the MAIS program have attracted students from across North America. See English 551: Comparative Canadian Literature, and English 591: Cultural Studies. The most interesting courses which I have taught at the undergraduate level are those in Comparative Canadian Literature (English 351 and English 451). See also my courses,

1. English 373: Film and Literature
2. English 384: Writing Creative Non-fiction
3. English 475: Literature and Hypertext
4. English 551: Comparative Canadian Literature

I have been a Professor of English and Humanities at Athabasca for many years, and have also been Visiting Professor at other universities. In 1984-5 I was Research Fellow in the Ethnic and Immigration Studies Program at the University of Toronto. In 1987-8 I was the M.A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies at York University and taught the first course on Italian-Canadian writing offered anywhere. In 1991 I was The Canadian Visiting Fellow at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. On these occasions I was able to do original research in Ethnic Minority Writing and the History of Italian-Canadian writing.

Books by Joseph Pivato

1. Mary di Michele: Essays on Her Works. Toronto: Guernica Editions, 2007, 214 pages.
2. Echo: Essays on Other Literatures. Toronto: Guernica Editions, 2003, 238 pages, on ethnic minority writing in Canada and Australia.
3. F.G. Paci: Essays on His Works. Toronto: Guernica Editions 2003, 151 pages.
4. The Anthology of Italian-Canadian Writing. Toronto: Guernica, 1998, 390 pages.
5. Caterina Edwards: Essays on Her Works. Toronto: Guernica Editions, 2000, 127 pages.
6. Contrasts: Comparative Essays on Italian-Canadian Writing. Montreal: Guernica Editions, 1985 & 1990, 255 pages.