John Sewell

As an educator my goal is twofold: to provide viable career training, and to foster critical thinking in hope of spurring progressive social change. Although my professional history and current focus at UWG is in journalism, I also have a strong background in critical theory, cultural studies and critical/rhetorical ethnography. My research interests include critical theory, rhetorical theory, affect theory, post-structuralism, postmodernism, identity studies, subculture studies, gender studies and queer studies. I am honored to serve as Program Head for the SCFM's Journalism track and as Advisor for The West Georgian student newspaper. I am presently at work on four research projects and expect to achieve multiple scholarly publications in the current academic cycle.

  • B.S., Communication, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1997
  • M.A., Professional Communication, East Tennessee State University, 2006
  • Ph.D., Public Communication (Cultural Studies/Critical Theory), Georgia State University, 2012

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Summer 2020 Sections

  • COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: E02
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: E01

Spring 2020 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writing & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 02
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01

Fall 2019 Sections

  • COMM-3302 (Public Affairs Reporting) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01
  • COMM-4455 (Critical Issues in Mass Comm) Section: 01

Summer 2019 Sections

  • COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: E01
  • COMM-3302 (Public Affairs Reporting) Section: E01

Spring 2019 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writing & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 02
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01

Fall 2018 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writing & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01
  • COMM-4455 (Critical Issues in Mass Comm) Section: 01

Summer 2018 Sections

  • COMM-2254 (Media Ethics) Section: E01
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: E01

Spring 2018 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writing & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 02
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01

Fall 2017 Sections

  • COMM-3303 (Layout and Design) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01
  • COMM-4485 (Communication Theory) Section: 01

Summer 2017 Sections

  • COMM-2254 (Media Ethics) Section: 01
  • COMM-3303 (Layout and Design) Section: 01

Spring 2017 Sections

  • COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: 02
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01

Fall 2016 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writing & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 02
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01
  • COMM-4455 (Critical Issues in Mass Comm) Section: 01

Summer 2016 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writing & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 01
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: 01

Spring 2016 Sections

  • COMM-2254 (Media Ethics) Section: 01
  • COMM-4402 (Feature Writing) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01

Fall 2015 Sections

  • COMM-3301 (Writg & Reptg for Newspapers I) Section: 02
  • COMM-3303 (Layout and Design) Section: 01
  • COMM-4421N (Practicum-The West Georgian) Section: 01

Summer 2015 Sections

  • COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: E03
  • COMM-3301 (Writg & Reptg for Newspapers) Section: 01

Spring 2015 Sections

  • COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: 02
  • COMM-3301 (Writg & Reptg for Newspapers I) Section: 01
  • COMM-3302 (Public Affairs Reporting) Section: 01

"Workin' on a Mystery": Tom Petty, Postmodernism, Post-Structuralism and Who We Are(n't) [View Publication (PDF)]

The Singular They and How it Works: A (More or Less) Structuralist Explanation of Transgender's Post-Structuralist, Pronominal R [View Publication (PDF)]

"Becoming Rather than Being": Queer's Double-Edged Discourse as Deconstructive Practice [View Publication (PDF)]

Video: "Becoming Rather than Being": Queer's Double-Edged Discourse as Deconstructive Practice

Numinous Fortune and Holy Money: Dave Ramsey's Cruel Optimism [View Publication (PDF)]