Professional Profile
Ryan Cordell is an Assistant Professor of English and the Director of Writing-Across-the-Curriculum at St. Norbert College.
Ryan's scholarship focuses nineteenth century religion, literature, and
periodical culture. He has written about the influence of temperance
rhetoric on abolitionist fiction and the prevalence of apocalyptic
rhetoric in antebellum print culture.
Ryan is also interested in digital innovations to humanities research,
publication, and teaching. Ryan is building a digital edition of
Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Celestial Railroad," that will allow scholars, teachers, and
students to compare versions of the story that were reprinted in
religious periodicals across the United States in the 1840s and 50s.
Ryan serves as a mentor to St. Norbert students in the HASTAC Scholars
Program. Ryan
also writes about technology and higher education for the group blog
ProfHacker at the
Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Ryan Cordell
Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing-Across-the-Curriculum
Location: Mulva Library
Room: 302
Phone: (920) 403-3754
Fax: (920) 403-4076
Mailing Address:
St. Norbert College
Mulva Library 302
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
ryan.cordell@snc.edu
Academic credentials:
B.A., The George Washington University
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Courses taught:
College Writing
Introduction to Literature
The American Short Story
Tutoring Writing-Across-the-Curriculum
U.S. Literature to 1865
Literary Theory and Writing
Professional web pages:
http://ryan.cordells.us
http://celestialrailroad.org
http://twitter.com/ryancordell
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