Michael Barnes
Associate Professor of English
Michael Barnes' classes emphasize the historical and philosophical contexts of the persuasive use of language.
- PhD, English, University of South Carolina
- MA, English, Clemson University
- BA, English, Clemson University

More About Michael Barnes
Areas of Expertise
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Guerrilla and Action Research Methods
- Technical Writing
- Ethnography
Course Sampling
- Understanding Composition and Rhetoric
- Technical Writing
- Research Methods and Methodology
- First-Year Seminar on Action Research
- Critical pedagogy
- Institutional critique through ethnography
- "Ethics in Conflict: Making the Case for a Critical Pedagogy," Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Vol 69, Issue 2, pp. 144-157, 2006. With Michael Keleher.
- "My Water Body: RAD Undergraduate Guerrilla Research Documenting Water Quality in Florida," Journal of Florida Studies. Vol 1, Issue 6, 2017. With Elizabeth Barnes.
- "New Leaf: An Undergraduate Research Journal Devoted to Reform," The English Cooperative Review. Vol 1-3, 2015.