People
Faculty
Joseph Bates
Contact Information
306 Bachelor Hall
Oxford Campus
513 529 5852
Titles
- Visiting Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2006
- M.A., Clemson University
- B.A., Clemson University
Research Interests
- Creative writing/narratology
- The comic novel
- Fantastic, absurd, and grotesque literatures
- Southern literature
- Film studies
Teaching Interests
- Creative writing (fiction)
- 20th century American literature
- Ethnic American literature
- Narratology
- Film studies
Selected Publications
- “Boardwalk Elvis Takes A Break.” Short Fiction. Fresh Boiled Peanuts. Forthcoming 2007.
- “New Stories From The South.”" Review. Shenandoah. Forthcoming 2007.
- “Yankees Burn Atlanta.” Short Fiction. Lunch Hour Stories. August 2007. ,
- “Characteristically Uncharacteristic: An Interview with Percival Everett.” 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. Ed. Lauren Mosko. Writer’s Digest Books, August 2007.
- “The Fantastic, The Familiar, and The Funny Things That Happen Between: An Interview with Judy Budnitz.” 2007 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. Ed. Lauren Mosko. Writer’s Digest Books, August 2006.
- “Butterfinger.” Short Fiction. The South Carolina Review. Fall 2004.
Web Publications
- Interview w/ Lunch Hour Stories.
http://www.lunchhourstories.com/yankees_burn_atlanta.html
Work in Progress
Joseph Bates is currently revising his first collection of stories. He is perennially working on a novel.