Office: Keezell
221
Phone: 540-568-6134
Email: goodjj@jmu.edu
Office Hours: Fall 2009 - MW 9:00-10:00 and F 9:30-10:00
Courses: Fall 2009
GENG 247 - Survey of American Literature I, MWF 10:10-11:00
GENG 247: Survey of American Literature I, MWF 11:15-12:05
GENG 248: Survey of American Literature II, MWF 1:25-2:15
Education:
M.A. English, James Madison University (May 2008)
B.A. English, James Madison University
Research and Teaching Interests:
Colonial and Early American Literature along with Contemporary Southern Literature as they chronicle the evolution of the religious landscape in American history.
Research Presentations:
April 2003, College English Association
“William Faulkner and Religion”
Richmond, VA
October 2004, American Culture Association of the South
“How the Character of Leon Barlow is Diminished in the Movie Version of Larry Brown’s Big Bad Love”
New Orleans, LA
March 2005, Philological Association of the Carolinas
“The Evolution of Religion in Twentieth Century American Literature”
Myrtle Beach, SC
April 2005, College English Association
“The Dual Nature of Desdemona”
Indianapolis, IN
October 2005, American Culture Association of the South
“Religion in Twentieth Century American Literature: Sinclair Lewis’ Elmer Gantry and Lee Smith’s Saving Grace”
Jacksonville, FL
April 2006, College English Association
“Regionalism in Tim Gautreaux’s The Clearing”
San Antonio, TX
Professional Affiliations:
College English Association
Philological Association of the Carolinas
American Culture Association of the South
Favorite Books:
All the King’s Men, Moby Dick, Light in August and Absalom, Absalom
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