Degrees Held
M.A., 1993, University of Arizona
Ph.D., 2002, University of Arizona
Academic Summary
Joseph G. Jones received his M.A. and Ph.D in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English at the University of Arizona. He also has an extensive background as a public school teacher. His research interests engage histories of college and secondary school English studies, composition theories and pedagogies, writing assessment, and nineteenth century American rhetoric. His current research projects include an analysis of the intersections and conflicts of high school and college English, an historical investigation into the theoretical and economic aspects of early standardized testing, and a consideration of Emerson's rhetorical influence.
Courses Taught
1010 English Composition
1020 English Composition and Analysis
2201 Literary Heritage
3604 Persuasive Writing
4602 Advanced Composition
7003/8003 Theory and Practice in Teaching Composition
7801/8801 History of Composition
7803/8803 Theories of Composition: Modern Perspectives
7822/8822 Contemporary Composition Theory
7823/8823 Topics in Composition: Writing Assessment
Major Publications
- "Review: Working Out Our History." (with Thomas P. Miller). College English. March 2005.
- "Consumerism and the Coopting of National Tragedy" (with Theresa Enos, Lonni Pearce and Ken Vorndran). Trauma and the Teaching of Writing. Ed. Shane Borrowman. Albany: SUNY P. January 2005.
- "Recomposing the AP English Exam." English Journal 91.1 (September 2001): 51-56.
