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Joseph P. Fisher's Research and Writing Interests
Joe’s research routinely pulls together strains of psychoanalytic theory, disability studies, and composition theory. His academic specializations are in twentieth and twenty-first century American literature with a particular focus on addiction narratives.
Since completing his Ph.D., Joe has published on a variety of popular and academic topics, ranging from examinations of indie music gender politics to higher education employment ethics. He also nursed a several-years-long fascination with the television series Breaking Bad, at one point writing and publishing approximately 9,200 words on the series for PopMatters.
Currently, Joe is preparing a project on the intersection of disability and athletics. He calls dibs on the title “On the DL: Athletes, Athletics, and Disability.”
Joe is also a budding web developer, and he is happy to bring you this very website, as well as websites for Disability Support Services at The George Washington University (2015–2019) and for Coach Wilson Komen of Coach Kiprunning.
Academic Writing
- “Student Success This Fall Will Depend on Faculty-Staff Cooperation,” co-authored with Lee Skallerup Bessette, The Chronicle of Higher Education (June 23, 2021)
- “A Soliloquy on Contingency,” included in Hybrid Teaching: People, Pedagogy, Politics (Hybrid Pedagogy Inc. 2021)
- “Epilogue: Unhappy Beginnings,” included in Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM (University Press of Kansas 2018)
- The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (symposium edition titled “Composing Disability”), co-edited with Wade Fletcher and Abby Wilkerson, 13.4 (Springer 2016)
- “Queer Time, Queer Space, and Queer Edge in Lynn Breedlove’s Godspeed,” included in Write in Tune: Contemporary Music in Fiction (Bloomsbury 2014)
- “A Soliloquy on Contingency,” Hybrid Pedagogy (April 15, 2014)
- The Politics of Post-9/11 Music: Sound, Trauma, and the Music Industry in the Time of Terror, co-edited with Brian Flota (Ashgate 2011)
- “The Drugs Aint a ‘G’ Thang, Baby, or Kicking The Chronic Straight Outta Compton,” included in Resounding Pasts: Essays in Literature, Popular Music, and Cultural Memory (Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011)
- “Addiction” and “Popular Culture”—Entries in Encyclopedia of American Disability History (Facts on File 2009)
Web Development Work
Consolidated Tax and Financial Services Website (powered by WordPress)
- Complete Content Development and Site Design
- Full Site Architecture Construction
- CSS Customizations
- Search Engine Optimization with Google, Bing, and Yandex
- Entire Site Design (Navigation Structure, PayPal Integration, Social Media Integration) and Search Engine Optimization
- Complete Content Development and Editing
- Online Store Construction via WooCommerce
- Schema Markup
- Site Maintenance
- Complete Content Development and Editing
Popular Culture Writing
Coach Kipunning Blog
- Lead Writer and Editor
Joe’s Occasionally Updated Personal Blog
- Occasional Lead Writer and Editor
Archive of Feature Articles and Blog Posts for PopMatters
Breaking Bad Frame-by-Frame Posts for PopMatters
Nirvana Between-the-Grooves Post for PopMatters
MetalSucks’ 31 Days of Faith No More: Encore
Interviews and Fan Mail
- “How the Medical Housing Process Reinforces Ableism at Georgetown,” The Georgetown Voice (April 29, 2022)
- “GUSA Petitions for University Disability Cultural Center After Academic Resource Center Falls Short,” The Hoya (January 23, 2021)
- “University Yet to Bolster Funding, Personnel at Academic Resource Center in Month 8 of Hiring Freeze,” The Hoya (October 29, 2020)
- “Accessibility and Accommodation Concerns Rise to the Forefront of Student Advocacy,” The Georgetown Voice (September 4, 2020)
- “Academic Resource Center Underresourced and Understaffed Heading Into the Fall, Students Say,” The Hoya (August 14, 2020)
- “Students Report Difficulties Accessing Academic Accommodations, Lack of University Support in Virtual Learning Space,” The Hoya (June 11, 2020)
- “Q&A with Joseph P. Fisher,” Politics and Prose Bookstore (October 21, 2016)
- “‘She’s So Schizophrenic!’: How Not to Alienate Your Colleagues with Psychiatric Disabilities,” Vitae (July 9, 2014)
- “Find out What Hydrocephalus Is,” RunWashington (September 30, 2013)