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Dr. John B. Murphy
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| Office Hours: | Monday to Thursday, 1:00 to 4:00, By Appointment, Roberts Library 231 or Microsoft Teams |
| Biography: | I grew up in Sandersville, Georgia, in the middle of everywhere -- or in the middle of Macon and Augusta, Atlanta and Savannah, at least. I earned my BA and MA in English at the University of Georgia in Athens, where I also worked at Wuxtry Records and wrote for Flagpole Magazine. I earned my PhD in English at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where I also served terms as Director of the Writing Center and as Assistant Professor on the General Faculty. Since 2019, I've lived in Bonaire, near Warner Robins, and taught primarily on MGA's campus in Cochran. I'm a member of the MGA Faculty Senate and serve as Coordinator for the MGA Writing Center's Cochran branch. My interests as a scholar include: Modern and Contemporary World Literature Modern and Contemporary British Literature Literary Romanticism Literary Realism Literary Modernism Popular Fiction: Horror, Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy Graphic Fiction: Comic Strips, Comic Books, Manga, Bandes Dessinées I have a special interest in the trio of Henry James, Joseph Conrad, and Ford Madox Ford and the relationship of Virtue Ethics and Literary Character both in their own work and in the work of other writers of their place and time: Literary London before and after World War One. |
| Courses: | ENGL 1101: College Composition I ENGL 1102: College Composition II ENGL 2112: World Literature II ENGL 2122: British Literature II ENGL 3900: On-Campus Internship (The Writing Center) |
| Education: | PhD in English, University of Virginia MA in English, University of Georgia AB in English, University of Georgia |
| Professional Experience: | Assistant Professor - Middle Georgia State University Assistant Professor (General Faculty) - University of Virginia Assistant Professor (Adjunct) - Piedmont Virginia Community College Director, The Writing Center, University of Virginia Graduate Instructor, University of Virginia Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia Teacher - Brentwood School (Sandersville) |
| Awards and Honors: | Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia Honors Program Graduate, Cum Laude, University of Georgia |
| Publications: | “The ’Ind Legs of The Elephink: Pantomime, Prophecy and Tosh in Parade’s End,” in Ashley Chantler and Rob Hawkes eds, Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End: The First World War, Culture, and Modernity. Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi, 2014. |
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