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About Abby Bender

Abby Bender, Ph.D. is an Advanced Lecturer of English in the Languages and Literatures Department of Sacred Heart University. Dr. Bender's research is focused on Irish literature and culture, and she is the author of the book Israelites in Erin: Exodus, Revolution, and the Irish Revival 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. 

Positions

September 2023 - Present Advanced Lecturer, Sacred Heart University ‐ Language and Literatures, College of Arts & Sciences
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July 2019 - August 2023 Lecturer English, Sacred Heart University ‐ Language and Literatures, College of Arts & Sciences
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • 2022 URCG Award for “Nursing the Nation: Milk and Mothers in Modern Ireland”
  • SHU Tenure and Promotion 2023
  • 2024 URCG Award for “Nursing the Nation: Breastfeeding, Culture, and Biopower in Ireland”

Courses

  • Irish studies
  • First year writing

Education

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2006 Ph.D., English Literature, Princeton University
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1996 B.A., English literature, Vassar College
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M.A., Princeton University
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Links

Contact Information

Languages and Literature
Martire Center BUCM*W319
College of Arts and Sciences
203-371-7774

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Recent Works (1)

Research Works (8)

Dissertation (1)