James G. Thomas Jr.
James G. Thomas, Jr., is associate director for publications at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. He is an editor of the twenty-four-volume New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture and The Mississippi Encyclopedia;coeditor (with Jay Watson) of Faulkner and Print Culture, Faulkner and History, and Faulkner and the Black Literatures of the Americas; and editor of Conversations with Barry Hannah. His work has appeared in Ethnic Heritage in Mississippi: The Twentieth Century, Southern Cultures, Southern Quarterly,and Living Blues.
Faulkner and Print Culture
A fascinating survey of Faulkner’s publishing history with periodicals and publishing houses
Faulkner and History
A stimulating treatment of the intersection between history and literature in the Nobel Laureate’s work
Faulkner and the Black Literatures of the Americas
The dynamic interplay between the work of the Nobel laureate and black writers
Faulkner and Money
A thorough assay of the Nobel Laureate through the lens of lucre
Faulkner and the Native South
An exploration of the Nobel laureate’s engagement with Native Americans and the ways in which Native American writing illuminates Faulkner
Southern Religion, Southern Culture
Essays Honoring Charles Reagan Wilson
From the steeple to the stable to the goal posts and dinner table, a homily on southern religiosity
The Mississippi Encyclopedia
An A-to-Z compendium of people, places, and events in Mississippi from prehistoric times to today
Conversations with Barry Hannah
Thirty years of interviews with one of the most important modern American writers, who is often praised for his unflinching use of language, rich metaphors, and tragically damaged characters
Faulkner and Slavery
A long-awaited assessment of the Nobel Laureate's work in relation to America's cosmic sin
Faulkner's Families
A new and fascinating volume that explores the theme of family in the works by the great Mississippi writer
Faulkner, Welty, Wright
A Mississippi Confluence
An engaging collection from a diverse group of contributors that brings together a trio of Mississippi literary giants
- Copyright year: 2024