John Duffy
Associate Professor
Specialty: Literacy, rhetoric
Degrees: B.A., Boston College; M.A., University College, Dublin; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
John Duffy is the Francis O’Malley Director of the University Writing Program. His scholarly work is concerned with the historical development of literacy and rhetoric in cross-cultural contexts. His most recent book, Writing from These Roots, was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Book Award by the Conference on College Composition and Communication, and he has published essays in Written Communication, College Composition and Communication, and other journals. 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 rhetoric, writing, and literature.
Recent Scholarly Activity
- Editor (with Melanie Yergeau), Special Issue: Disability and Rhetoric, Disability Studies Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 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
jduffy@nd.edu
Postal address
Department of English
356 O’Shaughnessy
Notre Dame, IN 46556
