Dr. Edward Johnson

Professor of French

Office: Arts & Sciences G-210F
Humanities
College of Arts & Sciences
JoeJohnson@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4737

Biography

A native of north-central Florida, Dr. Johnson did his studies of French and Spanish at The Citadel (BA, 1987), the University of South Carolina (MA, 1992), and the University of Florida (PhD, 1999), with additional graduate study of Spanish at Georgia Southern University. With teaching experience in France, Southwest Virginia, and Florida, he has been a faculty member in the University System of Georgia for more than 25 years.

Education

BA, French, The Citadel, 1987

MA, French, University of South Carolina, 1992

Ph D, French, University of Florida, 1999

Awards and Honors

Gene Hatfield Scholar of the Year Award, 2009-2010, College of Arts & Sciences, Award, 2010

Intellectual Contributions

E. Joe Johnson, Robin Anita White, Camille Lebrun, Friendship or Devotion, or Three Months in Louisiana , University Press of Mississippi – August 23 2021

Presentations

Edward Joseph Johnson, Looking Back to Paul et Virginie in Alfred Mercier’s Lidia , 53rd Annual Convention/ Northeast Modern Language Association, Johns Hopkins University – March 12 2022

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, Presidential Search and Screen Committee, Chairperson – February 17 2021 to May 21 2021

University, Search Committee for Executive and Artistic Director, Spivey Hall, Committee Chair – August 2021 to January 2022

University System, Board of Regents Foreign Language Academic Advisory Council, Committee Member – Fall 2004 to Present

Service to the Profession

Editor, Journal Editor, Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (SEASECS), International – March 4 2017 to Present

Editorial Review Board Member, Journal, Seventeenth-Century News, International – 2005 to October 31 2023

Teaching Interest

French language, all levels; French literature, especially eighteenth and nineteenth-century literature. Elementary and intermediate Spanish language courses.

Research Interest

Eighteenth and nineteenth-century French literature and culture; the discourse of friendship in French literature, especially children's literature; French graphic novels and comic books; literary translation.