Pamela Bedore

Pamela Bedore is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, based at the Avery Point campus. She specializes in popular fiction genres with research focusing on climate fiction, detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and utopian/dystopian literature.

Bedore's scholarship examines narrative structures and thematic developments in speculative fiction, particularly exploring how these genres address contemporary social and environmental issues. Her work intersects American literary traditions with feminist theory and cultural studies approaches.

Teaching responsibilities include courses on American literature from origins through the 19th century, 20th-century American literature, women's writing, fiction genres, and rhetoric/composition. Bedore serves undergraduate students at the Avery Point campus with a focus on literary analysis and writing pedagogy.