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Michael R. Dressman, Professor of English
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1974
S-1029
713-221-8099
dressmanm@uhd.edu

Research Interests:
American literature, especially before 1900; linguistics, especially the history of the English language; identity issues, especially those involving language

Recent Publications:
Bill Cosby’s Remarks on Poverty and Language: Press and Public Reaction to a Story Known before It Was Heard,” STORYTELLING: A Critical Journal of Popular Narrative, v. 5, n. 4 (Winter 2006) 123-129.

"Canadian English: Notions of Nationality and Language," College Quarterly, 8.1 (Winter 2005), published online http://www.collegequarterly.ca/2005-vol08-num01-winter/dressman.html

"The History of the English Language Course: A Cross-disciplinary Approach to the Humanities," Arts & Humanities in Higher Education, 6(1), (Feb. 2007) 107-113.

"Where is Walt Whitman?" Mickle Street Review: An ElectronicJournal of Whitman and American Studies, No. 17/18 (2005) -- special double issue on Walt Whitman and Place, published online:
http://www.micklestreet.rutgers.edu/pages/Scholarship/Dressman.htm

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