Abby S. Bender, Ph.D.
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Degrees and Certifications
- Ph.D., Princeton University
- MA, Princeton University
- BA, Vassar College
Teaching Responsibilities
- First-year Writing
- Irish Studies
- Women’s Writing
- Modern Drama
- James Joyce
- Disability Studies
Research Interests
Dr. Bender's research is focused on Irish literature and culture, and she is the author of Israelites in Erin: Exodus, Revolution, and the Irish Revival (Syracuse UP, 2015), as well as essays on James Joyce, Lady Gregory, Patrick Pearse, the Irish Revival and transnationalism. Dr. Bender's current book project is a cultural and literary history of breastfeeding in Ireland, a topic that has led into further considerations of the body, biopower, disability and medical humanities, with a particular focus on gender and women's writing. She continues to be interested in questions of transnational analogy, and her current work in Jewish-Irish studies addresses both historical and contemporary issues of solidarity, migration and borders.
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