Joshua Kupetz

Joshua Kupetz is a Lecturer II in the English Department Writing Program at the University of Michigan. He holds a PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University School of the Arts. His research focuses on the intersections of 20th century U.S. literature and disability studies, with notable contributions to Sex, Identity and Aesthetics: The Work of Tobin Siebers and Disability Studies (2021). He teaches courses on disability studies, creative writing, and literary analysis across multiple departments including English, Kinesiology, and Women's Studies.

His academic work appears in journals like Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies and book series such as The Cambridge Companion to American Novelists. Kupetz is also a prominent Beat literature scholar, contributing introductions to reissues of Jack Kerouac's works. His recent scholarship emphasizes disability ecology and materialist approaches to literary analysis.

Teaching responsibilities include advanced disability studies seminars, creative nonfiction courses (Art of the Essay), and interdisciplinary topics courses. He maintains active involvement in the University of Michigan's disability studies initiatives through both research and pedagogy.