John H. Jones
Professor
(he/him/his)
110 Stone Center
jhjones@jsu.edu
Dr. Jones's teaching interests include British Romantic and Victorian literature. He is the author of Blake on Language, Power, and Self-Annihilation, published by Palgrave Macmillan (2010). This book uncovers the importance of William Blake's concept of self-annihilation to his thinking about language and communication and develops its centrality to Blake's poetic practice. He has also written about Blake's book production methods and is currently working on a study of how those production methods affect the process of reading.
Courses Taught:
- EH 101 English Composition I
- EH 102 English Composition II
- EH 103 Honors English Composition I
- EH 104 Honors English Composition II
- EH 201 American Literature I
- EH 203 Survey of English Literature I
- EH 204 Survey of English Literature II
- EH 219 Honors Literature I
- EH 220 Honors Literature II
- EH 311 Romantic Poetry
- EH 403 Shakespeare I
- EH 404 Shakespeare II
- EH 412 Victorian Poetry
- EH 422 William Blake's Illuminated Poetry
- EH 441 The History of the English Language
- EH 501 Introduction to Graduate Study in English
- EH 525 Major Authors: William Blake's Illuminated Poetry
- EH 556 Victorian Literature
- EH 558 Studies in Romantic Literature
- EH 570 Special Problems: David Hume and the Poetry of John Keats
Education
- Ph.D. in English from Fordham University in 1995
- M.A. in English from Fordham University in 1988
- B.A. in English from Randolph-Macon College in 1983
Other Responsibilities
- Coordinator of English Scholarships
- Charter Member, Past President, and Acting Secretary, Chapter 284, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
- Faculty Senate President, 2002-2003
- Honors Program Director, College of Arts and Sciences, 2001-2005