About the Presenter

Dr. Joseph J. Hughes Associate Professor of Classics Modern and Classical Languages Dept. Southwest Missouri State University 901 South National Avenue Springfield, MO 65804-0089 USA (417) 836-6601 (voice) 417.836.7626 (fax) jjh117f@mail.smsu.edu

Joe Hughes is the author of several articles and book chapters on ancient Roman public discourse. He has been practicing Internet public discourse as Webmaster and teacher for four years. In addition to his duties as Associate Professor of Classics at Southwest Missouri State University, he is also the SMSU Public Affairs Webmaster and lead Web designer on the SMSU Language Awareness Project. He and his wife Lisa have their personal home page here.

Education

• 1987: Ph.D. in Classics, The State University of Iowa
• 1986: Summer Program, The American Academy in Rome
• 1982: B.A. in Classics (Latin), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Honors and Awards

• 1997: COAL Excellence in Service Award
• 1995: SMSU Summer Research Fellowship
• 1991: SMSU Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award
• 1986: University of Iowa Teaching-Research Fellowship

Scholarly Publications

• "Finding A Public Affairs Voice on the Internet," SMSU Journal of Public Affairs 2 (1998), pp. 64-72.
• "Invective and Comedy in Cicero, In Pisonem 9 (Nisbet), Latomus 57.3 (1998), pp. 570-577.
• "Inter Tribunal et Scaenam : Comedy and Rhetoric in Ancient Rome," in W. Dominik, ed., Roman eloquence (London: Routledge, Ltd, 1997), pp. 182-197. (Supported by 1995 Summer Faculty Fellowship)
• "Eloquentia ," (co-authored with James T. Baumlin), article in Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition (Garland Press, 1996).
• "'Dramatic' Ethos in Cicero's Later Rhetorical Works," in Baumlin and Baumlin, eds., Ethos : New Essays in Rhetorical and Critical Theory (Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1994), pp. 211-227.
• "Piso's Eyebrows," in Mnemosyne 45.2 (1992), pp.234-237.
• "A 'Paraklausithyron' in Cicero's Second Philippic ," in Deroux, ed., Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History, vol. VI (Brussels: Collection Latomus , 1992), pp. 215-227.
• "Echoes of Gilgamesh in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions ," in Publications of the Missouri Philological Association XVI (1991) pp. 93-97.

Scholarly Presentations

• "Build a Low-Cost Virtual Community With Your Students," to be delivered at TechEd 99, Ontario, California, April 1999.
• "A Non-Citation From Terence in Cicero's Pro Vatinio," delivered at Classical Association of the Middle West and South/Southern Section, Savannah, Georgia, October 1996.
• "Crassus Orator, Comedy, and Mime: Cicero, De Oratore 2.239-242," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Nashville, Tennessee, 11 April 1996.
• "Quintilian on Narrative Brevity," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Omaha, Nebraska, 8 April 1995.
• "Kurt Vonnegut Goes to Hell: Katabasis in Breakfast of Champions," lecture delivered at Southwest Missouri State University Antiquities Colloquium, 5 April 1995.
• "Five Thousand Years of Descent and Rebirth," lecture delivered at the SMSU English Department's Critical Readings Series, 13 October 1994.
• "Philodemus in Cicero's in Pisonem ," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 9 April 1994.
• "Orator gloriosus : Cicero, pro Cluentio 49-59," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 16 April 1993.
• "Echoes of Gilgamesh in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions ," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Missouri Philological Association, Point Lookout, MO on 12 April 1991.
• "Cicero, In Pisonem , fragment 9," delivered at Bi-Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Southern Section) on 1 November 1990.
• "Comedy in Cicero's Second Philippic ," paper delivered at the Southwest Missouri State University Antiquities Colloquium, 20 April 1988.
• "Festive Narratio in Cicero: De Oratore 2.326-328," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 9 April 1988.
• "Qui Vero Narbone Reditus : Second Philippic 76-78," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 24 April 1987.

World Wide Web Publications

• WWW Publisher, SMSU Public Affairs Mission (1998-present)
• WWW Publisher, SMSU Journal of Public Affairs (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, SMSU College of Arts and Letters (1995-present)
• WWW Publisher, pro bono publico (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, AIDS Project of the Ozarks (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, American Association of University Professors - SMSU (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, Mental Health Association of the Ozarks (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, National Organization for Women, Missouri Chapter (1998-present)
• WWW Publisher, Ozarks Literacy Council (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, Springfield Habitat for Humanity (1997-present)
• WWW Publisher, SMSU Department of Modern and Classical Languages (1995-1998)
• WWW Publisher, Springfield Family Violence Center (1997-1999)
• WWW Publisher, SMSU Citizenship and Service Learning (1998-1999)

Miscellaneous Presentations

• Presentation, "The Greeks and Their Beliefs," Springfield University Club (17 March 1999)
• Presentation, "Classical Myths," St. Joseph's Middle School (8 March 1999)
• Presentation, "The TA's Secret Weapon," PIZZA WITH PROFS series (24 February 1999)
• Workshop, "Internet Enhancement of Teaching," SMSU Showcase on Teaching (6 January 1999)
• Presentation, "Virtual Language Center," SMSU Technology Expo (10 October 1998)
• Presentation, "Latin for Gardeners," Missouri Master Gardeners Convention (19 September 1998)
• Presentation, "Successful Teaching Strategies," Graduate College Colloquium (20 October 1997)

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