Keith Murphy
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After a brief stint as an “Air Force brat” Keith was raised on a tobacco farm in Eastern Kentucky. He received a BA in Radio-Television from Morehead State University, a MA in Speech Communication from Miami (Ohio) and a doctorate in Rhetoric from Ohio University. Keith coached intercollegiate speech and debate for over 15 years. He taught for seven years at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne before heading south for warmer weather. He has spent the last 16 years teaching Literature, Composition, Speech, Mass Communication and Philosophy for Fort Valley State University in Georgia where he is a full professor and Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. Along the way, Keith has taught at the college level for over 25 years, worked over ten years in radio, and he has worked as an actor, magician, comedian, webmaster, and a cave guide among other odd jobs. As an author he has penned 4 book chapters, 11 articles for academic journals, 20 articles for academic presentations, 88 articles for reference books, 17 articles for popular magazines and writes as a sports stringer for a number of web sites. Keith has won numerous awards for teaching, having been named to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” 4 times. He received a faculty research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2003. In December of 2004, he was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel. Murphy was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the fall of 2003. (He also finds it difficult to write about himself in the third person.)
Latest Articles
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The Penny Dreadful's Bloody History
The Penny Dreadful was Great Britain's bridge between serialized literature and the comic book. The genre has proven to have a long reaching influence from EC to Vertigo
Oct 28, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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Batman's Symbolic Role in the DC Universe
Batman's rise as an American cultural icon was a result of the character's appeal as an obsessive, non-super-powered, vigilante to fans who saw themselves in the mask.
Oct 21, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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Secrets to Improving Your Grades in Every Class
Grades are assigned by professors. By understanding their psyche, the way grading really works, and the student's role in the equation, Any student can raise their GPA.
Oct 16, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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The Secrets to Getting Better Grades in College
These simple tips can provide a better understanding of how the classroom works and, by how students can use that knowledge to improve their grades.
Oct 16, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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How to be the Next Big Comic Book Writer/Artist
Thousands of geeks want to write or draw comics; but most don't take the time to learn the even the basics. These books will set you on the path to becoming a comics pro.
Oct 13, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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Swine Flu Comic Book is No Ordinary Comic
Seattle - King County's Health Department has prepared an apocalyptic comic book drawing an analogy between the deadly 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and Swine Flu.
Oct 13, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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Super Heroes as Cold Warriors
In 1963, the Cold War was ready to turn hot; but, Marvel Comics was ready to save America with their entry into the super patriot game: Colonel Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD
Oct 6, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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Comic Books Fight the Cold War
Immediately after World War II, a new, "cold" war gripped the world and, just as they had done during WWII, comic books appeared to protect Americans from the Red Menace.
Oct 5, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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The March of the Superhero Patriots
From 1940 to 1945, uniquely American superheroes led the fight on two fronts: reinforcing traditional American values and portraying the Axis as sinister and sub-human.
Sep 30, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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Comic Books Helped to Fight World War II
Superheroes were powerful weapons for the Allied forces during World War II. Superman and his pals were some of the finest propaganda tools in the Allied arsenal.
Sep 29, 2009
- Keith Murphy
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