John Duffy
Francis O'Malley Director, University Writing Program; Associate Professor of English, Department of English
Degrees
B.A., Boston College; M.A., University College, Dublin; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Profile
Duffy studies the historical development of literacy and rhetoric in cross-cultural contexts. He has published essays in Written Communication, CCC, and other journals. His most recent book, Writing from These Roots, was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Book Award by the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Duffy is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. He teaches courses in writing, rhetoric, and literature.
Recent Scholarly Activity
Editor (with Melanie Yergeau), Special Issue: Disability and Rhetoric, Disability Studies Quarterly (31.3). 2011.
“The Pathos of ‘Mindblindness’: Autism, Science, and Sadness in ‘Theory of Mind’ Narratives” (with
Rebecca Dorner). Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies (5.2): 201-215. 2011.
Writing from These Roots: The Historical Development of Literacy in a Hmong- American Community.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2007.
“Recalling the Letter: The Uses of Oral Testimony in Historical Studies of Literacy.” Written Communication
24.1 (2007): 84–107.
"'Primitives' and 'Pencils': The Social Construction of 'Preliteracy'." International Journal of Learning, 2005.
Contact Information
338 Decio Hall
(574) 631-9796
Mailing Address:
205 Coleman-Morse
jduffy@nd.edu
