Cynthia Cox
Dr. Cynthia Cox is an Associate Professor of English and the Director of Writing Programs at Belmont University. She teaches courses in Composition and in Folklore at the introductory, intermediate, advanced, and graduate levels.
Dr. Cox graduated summa cum laude, with a B.A. in English, from Ohio Dominican College (1982). She earned her master's degree in English from Ohio State University (1985) and graduated with her Ph.D. from Ohio State in June 2000.
Dr. Cox's scholarly interests are folklore and the teaching of writing. Her dissertation, 'A Theory of Story as Argument: Folklore, Narrative, and the Contemporary Writing Classroom,' examines ways in which composition instructors can employ folkloristics and narrative theory to teach expository writing. Her master's thesis, 'The 'Folk Biography': A Reconsideration of the 'Fakelore' Controversy,' is a study of selected Wild West legends and post-war efforts at 'popularizing' stories of such figures as Wild Bill Hickok and Judge Roy Bean.
In the field of folklore, Dr. Cox is also interested in fairy
tales, urban legends, and ethnography. Her recent work in the field
of writing now focuses on creative nonfiction, on blogging, and on
the analysis of popular culture. She teaches courses on
children's literature and on business writing, and she can
tell you anything you want to know about Bruce Springsteen.
email:
Cynthia Cox
Phone: 615.460.6902
Office: WHB 208
