Fred Pfeil
Encyclopedia
John Frederick Pfeil was an American
literary critic and novelist. Pfeil was born September 21 in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
. He earned an undergraduate degree at Amherst College
in 1971 and an M.A. at Stanford University
in 1973. He taught at Stanford, Stephens College
, Oregon State University
, and Trinity College (Connecticut)
.
Pfeil was diagnosed with melanoma
in February 2005 and died in Hartford, Connecticut
on 29 November 2005.
United States
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literary critic and novelist. Pfeil was born September 21 in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,355 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Port Allegany is located at ....
. He earned an undergraduate degree at Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1971 and an M.A. at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1973. He taught at Stanford, Stephens College
Stephens College
Stephens College is a women's college located in Columbia, Missouri. It is the second oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24, 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856, David H. Hickman turned it into a college,...
, Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
, and Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
.
Pfeil was diagnosed with melanoma
Melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body, including the bowel and the eye...
in February 2005 and died in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
on 29 November 2005.
Works
- Goodman 2020, novel (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986)
- Shine On and Other Stories, short stories (Amherst: Lynx House Press, 1987)
- Another Tale to Tell: Politics and Narrative in Post-Modern Culture, nonfiction (New York: Verso, 1990)
- What They Tell You to Forget, a novella and short stories (Wainscott: Pushcart Press, 1996)
- White Guys: Studies in Post-Modern Domination and Difference, nonfiction (New York: Verso, 1995)