Joseph F. Brown, PhD
2802 Moore Highway, ABAC 20 2204 Ovid St.
229.391.4973Tifton, GA 31793 Baton Rouge, LA 70808
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Ph.D. in English (May 2009)
Focus: American Literature, Southern Literature, Science Fiction
Dissertation: Children of Men: The American Jeremiad in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Science
Fiction and Film
Committee: Dr. Carl Freedman (Director), Dr. John W. Lowe, Dr. Brannon Costello, Dr. Lauren Coats.
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
M.A. in English (May 2004)
Thesis: “Violence and the Apocalyptic Aesthetic”
Committee: Dr. James E. Ryan (Director), Dr. Jon Bolton, Dr. Jeremy M. Downes
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
A.B. in Political Science and English (May 2002)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of English
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Ga.
August 2010- Present
Currently teach a 5/5 course load in a variety of courses in English and Rural Studies programs. Serve as the instructor of record for Learning Support English, Composition I and II, American Literature II, World Lit II, and Studies in Contemporary Media courses. Led a team to draft a grant proposal for the National Endowment of the Humanities Digital Humanities Start-up Initiative. Currently serve on the Composition Committee and as advisor for the ABAC College Democrats.
Online Instructor
eCore-University System of Georgia
January 2011- Present
Currently teach one course a semester with the University System of Georgia’s online core curriculum system. Successfully led courses in Composition I and II serving students from a variety of backgrounds and levels of preparation. Creatively differentiated material to match a variety of learning styles (including creating audio podcasts on course material and audio comments on essays).
Certified English Teacher
GIVE Center West Alternative High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Norcross, GA
August 2009-May 2010
World/ American Literature
Conducted all 10th and 11th grade English/ Language Arts instruction at a Title I alternative high school serving Georgia’s largest school district. Responsibilities included teaching World and American Literatures in accordance with state and county instructional curricula and standards, maintaining an engaging and disciplined educational environment, and promoting the school’s mission through service to our school community. Earned T-7 Georgia Teaching Certificate (currently valid) through the Teach Gwinnett alternative teacher preparation program.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA
August 2004-May 2008
Served as the instructor of record for nine courses over a four-year period. Taught courses such as Composition I & II, Intro to Fiction, Major American Authors, and Science Fiction Studies. Responsible for every aspect of class instruction and assessment.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Auburn University Auburn, AL
August 2002- May 2004
Served as the instructor of record for three courses in the university’s composition sequence in the span of
two years. Constructed and graded all assignments and assessments. Co-taught with two experience instructors as part of Auburn’s teacher training program.
PUBLICATIONS
“Hulk Smashed! The Rhetoric of Alcoholism in Television’s Incredible Hulk.” Journal of Popular Culture
44.6 (2011): 1171-1190.
“Heinlein and the Cold War: Epistemology and Politics in The Puppet Masters and Double Star.” Extrapolation 49.1 (2008): 113-125.
“As the Constitution Says: Distinguishing Documents in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.” The Explicator
67.1 (2008): 55-58.
Review of Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler. Science Fiction Research Association Review, 286 (Fall 2008): 15-16.
Review of Pulp Writer: Twenty Years in the American Grub Street by Paul S. Powers. Ed. Laurie Powers. Journal of Popular Culture 41.2 (2008): 340-342.
Review of What Have They Built You to Do? The Manchurian Candidate and Cold War America by Matthew Frye Jacobson and Gaspar Gonzalez. Journal of Popular Culture 40.6 (2007): 1074-76.
AWARDS
USG Governor’s Teaching Fellow2012-13 AY
LSU Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship Award2008-09 AY
Science Fiction Research Association Graduate Student Essay Award2007
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
“The Post-Southern and Other Science Fictions.” Science Fiction Research Association Conference,
Detroit, Michigan, June 2012.
“Teach like a Radio Star: Podcasting as a Means of Promoting Engagement and Comprehension in Online
Courses.” University System of Georgia: Teaching & Learning Conference, Helen, Georgia, April 2012.
“Science Fiction Goes Green: The American Jeremiad and the Modern Environmentalism Movement.”
Science Fiction Research Association Annual Conference, Lawrence, Kansas, July 2008.
“Heinlein and the Cold War: Epistemology and Politics in The Puppet Masters and Double Star.” Science
Fiction Research Association Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, July 2007.
“The Cold War Goes South, Warms Up.” The 17th Annual EGSA Mardi Gras Conference on Language and Literature, Louisiana State University, February 2007.
“‘You can’t make a silken purse out of a pig’s ear’: Questions of Property in Southworth’s The Hidden Hand.” Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Annual Convention, Tucson, Arizona, October 2006.
“‘It lives dispersedly in many hands’: The Mega-Texts of Arthuriana and Science Fiction.” 2006 Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2006.
“Interpretative Castaways: Critical Theory in ABC’s Lost.” The 16th Annual EGSA Mardi Gras Conference on Language and Literature, Louisiana State University, February 2006.
“The Apocalyptic Aesthetic.” Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Annual Convention, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, October 2005.
SFRA Conference Liaison to Michael Bishop, Science Fiction Research Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June, 2009.
Chair, Popular Culture Panel, The 17th Annual EGSA Mardi Gras Conference on Language and Literature, Louisiana State University, February 2007.
Chair, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Film Panel, Rocky Mountain Modern Language
Association Annual Convention, Tucson, Arizona, October 2006.
Chair, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Film Panel, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Annual Convention, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, October 2005.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
First Year Writing Committee, Fall 2011- Present
Collaborated to streamline learning outcomes for ABAC’s ENGL 1101 and 1102 courses.
Ad hoc Committee on Campus Technology
Identified areas of need on ABAC’s campus in respect to instructional technology. Collaborated on memo presented to President David Bridges. A number of the ideas highlighted have been adopted or are being considered for adoption.
Literature Committee, Fall 2010-Spring 2011
Chair, 17th Annual LSU EGSA Mardi Gras Conference on Language and Literature, 2006-2007. Constructed and advertised the conference’s topic, “Members Only: Gatekeepers and the Future of Literary Studies,” secured our keynote speaker, Dr. Timothy Brennan, reviewed submissions, organized panels, and solicited and applied funding from a variety of sources.
Communications Chair, LSU English Graduate Student Association, 2006-2007.
Created EGSA-L listserv to increase communication among the department’s graduate students. Redesigned the English Graduate Student Association website (
Redesigned EGSA Mardi Gras Conference website (since changed to reflect 2008 conference).
Web Designer, the Program in Louisiana and Caribbean Studies website, Louisiana State University, Spring 2007. (
Writing Consultant, Auburn University English Center, Auburn University, August 2002-May 2004.
Research Assistant, Dr. George Crandell, Arthur Miller: A Descriptive Bibliography (forthcoming), Auburn University, Spring 2003.
MEMBERSHIPS
Modern Language Association (MLA)Fall 2004- Present
Popular Culture Association (PCA) Spring 2006- Present
Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Summer 2007- Present
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Fall 2005-2007