Amy Vidali, Assistant Professor, Director of Composition

Education

Ph.D. English Language and Literature, University of Washington

Research and Teaching Interests

• Rhetoric, Composition Theory and Pedagogy
• Disability Studies and Pedagogy
• Discourse Theory & Critical Discourse Analysis
• First Year to Advanced Writing
• Rhetorical Approaches to Institutional Texts

Selected Publications

“Discourses of Disability and Basic Writing.” Disability/Teaching/Writing: A Critical Sourcebook. Eds. Brenda Jo Brueggemann and Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson, with Jay Dolmage. Bedford/St. Martin, 2007. (contract signed)

“Review: D.03 Critically Engaging Others: Pedagogical Encounters with Disability.” CCCC2005 in Review.

“Kermit the Frog Told Me to Read This Book: Examining Pro-Literacy Posters and the National Rhetoric of Literacy.” Conference Proceedings: Conference of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Years 2000-2003. Ed. Leslie Fife. CD-ROM. 2003.

Accepted: “Performing the Rhetorical Freak Show: Disability, Student Writing, and College Admissions,” in College English, July 2007.