About
I teach interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences courses at the intersections of media, culture, and rhetoric. My research, writing, and organizing interests include critical theory praxis in humanities pedagogies, the late 20th/21st century radical cultural imagination, digital rhetoric and media ecology, and critical university studies. In addition to my academic work, I have two decades of experience as a journalist, writer, editor, and communications consultant. Education
MA, Media and Professional Communications, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Thesis: “Agonist, Gadfly, and God-Slayer: Christopher Hitchens and His Media Influence.” (Advisor: Lance Strate, PhD)
BA, English Language and Literature, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Minor: Ethics, Politics, and Society Publications
Radical Academic Labor. Ed. B.P. Philbert. MLA Radical Caucus in English and the Modern Languages. 2021. [Ongoing collaborative project, sponsored by the MLA Radical Caucus and funded through an MLA grant].
“Bradley Philbert on Writing” The Bedford Reader, 9th ed. Ed. X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Jane E. Aaron. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2010.
“Good.” The Bedford Reader, 9th ed. Eds. X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Jane E. Aaron. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2010.
Hitchens’ Footprints. [Now-deactivated public scholarship project on the legacy of Christopher Hitchens]. 2013.
“Making Readers Feel: Pain in Nonfiction”; “Playing With Language”; “Reading to and Writing for a Theme”; “Thinking and Experimenting with Technique”; “Write What You Know?”; and “Writing With a Sense of Place: Japan.” Young Adult Review Network. 2012-2013.
“Reviews of New Food,” 12th Edition. McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. 2010.
IN PREPARATION/SUBMISSION
“‘Moaned… As Though the Little Death Were Upon Them’: Queer and Pathologized Masculine Deviancies in Modern Literature.” Frame Journal of Literary Studies 34.2: “Writing the Mind.” [Proposal submitted and accepted 5/2021]
“Messianic Queer Thanatos, Messy Queer Theory: Postapocalyptic Unqueerings in 21st Century Science Fictions.”
“Radical Inclusion Beyond the Classroom.” Radical Teacher [with Martha Pitts, PhD].
Projects
“New Media within Cultural Rhetorics and Composition Pedagogy: Observations in Making #FakeNews.” 2021 Humanities Pedagogy Collective Conference: Exploring Humanities Pedagogies: Conversations, Commonalities, and Connections, Stanford University. July 15, 2021.
“Iterations for Durable Academic Writing: Collaborative, Inclusive, and Accessible Approaches to Writing-Intensive Coursework.” Ramapo College of New Jersey Teach and Share Conference, Mahwah, NJ. May 24, 2021.
“Another University is Possible: Crisis and Struggle in Higher Education Today.” Modern Language Association Radical Caucus Conference, Virtual/Online. April 30, 2021.
“Race as an Imagined Social Location: Building Antiracist Classroom Pedagogies.” Becton College of Arts and Sciences Professional Development Conference on Antiracism, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. March 12, 2021.
“Is This Who We Are? This is Who We Are: Biopolitics, Necropolitics, and the January 6 Insurrection.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Teach-In 2021, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. January 18, 2021.
“Building Excellence in Remote and Online Learning.” 6th Annual Adjunct Faculty Conference, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ. July 31, 2020.
“Rhetoric, Social Media, and Humanities Commons.” Making Connections ‘19, MLA Humanities Commons Twitter Conference. July 18, 2019.
“Engaging Millennials in a Culturally Diverse World.” Tri-State Best Practices Conference, Bergen Community College, Lyndhurst, NJ. March 4, 2017.
“Building Community: Organizing Beyond Leadership.” University Honors Mentorship Program Workshop, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. April 7, 2021.
“National African American Read-In.” Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. February 16, 2021 & February 18, 2020.
“Writing Online.” Metropolitan Writing Studio. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. April 22, 2011; April 17, 2013; & April 24, 2014.
“Short Fiction.” Passages Academy Project Blum, New York, NY. January 26, 2012.
“Horror Fiction.” Metropolitan Writing Studio, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. October 29, 2010.
“Agonist, Gadfly, and GodSlayer: Christopher Hitchens and His Media Influence.” Media Ecology Association Annual Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada. June 19-22, 2014.
Upcoming Talks and Conferences
“‘Like Any Other Place’: Contingency, Surplus Value, and the University.” At Radical Pedagogy in Precarious Times Panel, Modern Language Association Annual Convention. January 5, 2023. [Scheduled; paper accepted 3/2022]
Memberships
MLA Radical Caucus
