Dr. Joel S. Pastor
University of North Texas
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Education

PhD, Cornell University, 2015.
Major: Romance Studies
Degree Specialization: Medieval/Renaissance Italian Literature and Culture
Dissertation Title: The Poet in Babylon: Petrarch, Dante, and the Political Implications of the Prophetic Mode
MA, Cornell University, 2013.
Major: Italian Literature, Renaissance History
BA, University of Oklahoma, 2008.
Major: Letters

Development Activities Attended

Seminar,"The Poetry in Language Teaching: Incorporating Authentic Texts of Literature," Vista Higher Learning, Virtual, United States of America. (November 16, 2021).

Tutorial,"Grow Retention & Language Proficiency with Exciting Language Credentials," Vista Higher Learning, United States of America. (April 14, 2021).

Tutorial,"Virtual Italian Cooking Class," Vista Higher Learning Cooking Lab, United States of America. (November 17, 2020).

Tutorial,"Curriculog program training," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 15, 2019).

Workshop,"New Faculty Orientation," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (August 13, 2019 – August 14, 2019).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
ITAL 1010, Elementary Italian, 8 courses.
ITAL 1020, ELEM ITALIAN, 8 courses.
ITAL 2040, Intermediate Italian, 4 courses.
ITAL 2050, INTERMEDIATE ITAL, 4 courses.
ITAL 2900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
ITAL 3040, Topics in Italian Culture, 3 courses.
ITAL 3050, Contemporary Italian Culture Through Film, 3 courses.
ITAL 4900, Special Problems, 6 courses.
ITAL 4910, Special Problems, 1 course.
WLLC 3010, Global Diversity, 1 course.
WLLC 3530, Cosa Nostra: The Mafia in History and Fiction, 2 courses.
WLLC 4980, Experimental Course, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

Continuing Education, OLLI, 80. (October 20, 2022).

Research

Presentations Given

Lecture

Pastor, J. (Author & Presenter), Course on Medieval and Renaissance World, Medieval Cosmology, John Witherspoon College, Rapid City, SD (virtual presentation), United States of America. (2021).

Service

University Service

Faculty Advisor, Italian Club. (September 1, 2019 – Present).

Committee Member, Advertising and Recruiting Committee. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Committee Member, Advertising and Recruitment Committee. (September 1, 2019 – December 1, 2019).