1. SCOTT JOYNER
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, East Lansing
ABD in PhD Program, History
Dissertation: “The Peabody Yid: A Reassessment of Hilaire Belloc’s Anti-
Semitism.”
PhD exam fields: Modern Western European History; British and Empire
History; British Catholic History; Irish History; British Literature.
Master of Arts in History, 2001
Master’s Thesis: “Arnold Lunn and the Spanish Civil War.”
Bachelor of Arts in History, 1999
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Adjunct Professor, Northwood University, seven semesters
Instructor, Michigan State University, three semesters
De Facto Instructor, Michigan State University, six semesters
Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, eight semesters
Program Assistant, Michigan State University, Study Abroad in the United Kingdom,
2006, 2007.
AWARDS
Jackson Endowed Scholarship, Religious Studies, 2003.
COURSES TAUGHT
“The Second World War” (HST 414)
The class paid especial attention to the origins of the war in both the European and
Pacific theaters. We also had in-depth readings and discussion into the origins of the
Nazi Party and the Holocaust. (Instructor)
“Contemporary Europe, 1870-present” (HST 336)
Using primary sources like George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier, students studied
highlights of western European history from the Franco-Prussian War to the sweeping
social changes of the 1960s. (Instructor)
“European History since 1500” (HST 206)
General survey course organized around familiar temporal markers: Renaissance,
Reformation, French Revolution, etc. (Instructor, Teaching Assistant)
“World History since 1500” (HST 150)
Survey course juxtaposing the vastly different historical paths of Asia and Europe in the
modern world. (Teaching Assistant)

2. “The Florentine Renaissance” (Integrative Arts and Humanities 211B)
This interdisciplinary course focused on aspects of the Renaissance in Florence, using
primary source documents, literature and arts to analyze Florentine society and to
compare it to modern US society. (Teaching Assistant)
“The US and the World” (Integrative Arts and Humanities 201)
Major issues in development of U.S. society and culture, presented in international and
comparative context. Influences from Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, and
Asians. Organized historically, with thematic emphasis on literature and the arts. (De
facto instructor)
STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE
Program Assistant, History/Arts and Humanities in the United Kingdom, summer 2006,
2007.
Academic Duties: Discussion sessions, reading papers, lectures.
Other duties: I led most tours and days trips, including the Imperial War Museum, York’s
medieval city walls, the Tower of London, Hadrian’s Wall and Edinburgh. I organized
some of these tours, as well. In every case, I was responsible for making sure the
students (31 of them) were on time and at the right location for every event. I was also
the first line of contact in case of trouble. (I lived in the dorm with the students. The
professor lived in an apartment across town.) In this case, trouble included illness and
confusion/fright in the wake of the foiled terrorist plot in 2006, and the death of the
professor in 2007. I also handled some financial transactions, using a university credit
card to pay coach drivers, admissions fees, etc.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Reporter: The Catholic Times (Flint, MI) and the Towne Courier (East Lansing, MI.)
Columnist, reviewer: Etch Magazine.
LANGUAGES
French, reading ability
Italian, reading ability
German, reading and speaking ability