Dawn Duncan

Title: Professor
Department: English and Global Studies
Phone: 218-299-3961
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Degrees and Education:

  • Ph.D. English. Concentration in Modern British—Irish Drama. 1994. University of North Texas. Denton, TX
  • M.Ed. Secondary Ed/Drama. 1984. North Texas State University. Denton, TX
  • B.A. Journalism/Theatre. 1978. Stephen F. Austin State University. Nacogdoches, TX

Courses Taught:

  • English 451: Approaches to Texts and Contexts: Postcolonial Literature
  • English 439: Film and Literature
  • English 346: From Empire to Independence: British Literature, 1837-present
  • English 220: Human Values in British and American Literature
  • GS 118: Culture, Identity, and Dialogue: An Introduction to Global Studies
  • INQ 100: Magic of Myth in Literature and Film

Research / Teaching Interests:

Current Project: 

Irish Myth, Lore, and Legend on Film (forthcoming from Peter Lang 2011).

Ongoing Interests: 

  • Irish literature and film
  • Role of the artist in society
  • Service-learning

Scholarly Activities:

Secretary, International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures (IASIL)

Humanities Councilor, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Faculty Secretary and Faculty Executive Council, Concordia College

Recent Publications

  • Service-Learning Companion. Student Success Series. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2008
  • “A Postcolonial Perspective on Shaw’s Border-Crossing Saint Joan.” Irish Drama. Festschrift in Honor of Munira Mutran. São Paulo: Asspcoaçāo Editorial Humanitas, 2008
  • “From Contemplation to Commitment: Framing the First-Year Service Learning Experience in a Global Studies Course.” Civic Engagement in the First Year of College. National Resource Center/New York Times. Ed. Martha LaBare. 2008
  • “Compassionate Contact: When Irish Playwrights Reach Out for Others,” Irish Studies in Brazil. Munira H. Mutran and Laura P. Z. Izarra, ed. Pesquisa e Crítica 1. São Paulo: Asspcoaçāo Editorial Humanitas, 2005: 49-67
  • Postcolonial Theory in Irish Drama from 1800-2000. Studies in Irish Literature, Volume 11. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2004
  • “A Flexible Foundation: Constructing a Postcolonial Dialogue,” Relocating Postcolonialism. David Theo Goldberg and Ato Quayson, editors. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2002. 320-333