faculty
Joshua Botvin '16 he/him
Assistant Teaching Professor / Assistant Director Writing & Multiliteracy Center / Faculty Coordinator PAL Program
English & Communication
Contact
508-999-8441
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Liberal Arts 201B
Education
2016 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | MA |
2013 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | BA |
Teaching
- English
- Communication
- Rhetoric
- Pop Culture
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Argument-focused course that introduces students to scholarly reading and writing strategies. Students practice widely-applicable methods of reading, writing, and revising arguments. Students read college-level arguments from diverse popular, public, and academic genres in order to develop their academic skills of analyzing single arguments, synthesizing multiple perspectives, and composing informed responses to an ongoing conversation.
Argument-focused course that introduces students to scholarly reading and writing strategies. Students practice widely-applicable methods of reading, writing, and revising arguments. Students read college-level arguments from diverse popular, public, and academic genres in order to develop their academic skills of analyzing single arguments, synthesizing multiple perspectives, and composing informed responses to an ongoing conversation.
Argument-focused course that introduces students to scholarly reading and writing strategies. Students practice widely-applicable methods of reading, writing, and revising arguments. Students read college-level arguments from diverse popular, public, and academic genres in order to develop their academic skills of analyzing single arguments, synthesizing multiple perspectives, and composing informed responses to an ongoing conversation.
Research
Research interests
- Pop Culture
- Rhetoric
- Writing Center Studies
- First Year English Pedagogy
Select publications
- Joshua Botvin (2023).
Jaws and the Racial Ubiquity of the Summer Blockbuster
This Shark Swallow You Whole: Essays on the Cultural Influence of Jaws - Joshua Botvin and Elisabeth Buck (2024).
A Tale of Two Writing Centers
Disruptive Stories: Amplifying Voices from the Writing Center Margins - Joshua Botvin, Jackie O'Dell, Yuan Zhang (2024).
A Guide to Analyzing Arguments in an Academic Setting - Joshua Botvin (2022).
Jaws and the Racial Ubiquity of the Summer Blockbuster
This Shark Swallow You Whole: Essays on the Cultural Influence of Jaws