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Interests:

James is a PhD candidate interested in 18^th century English literature at large, with a particular focus on authorship and text-ness. His work includes novels, poems, science writing, it-narratives, almanacs and more, with particular attention paid to genre and how texts are shaped. James enjoys teaching a wide range of texts and topics from the 17^th century up through the 20^th.

Dissertation working title: “Do Texts Write Themselves?; Curious Trends in Literature of the Long 18^th Century”

Conferences presentations:

“‘It’s really something’: Metaphysical Platonism and Meaning in Raymond Carver’s ‘Cathedral,’” Texas Center for Working Class Studies, 2016

Courses taught:

Imagination and Interpretation: Authorship and Prophecy

Writing and Reasoning, Honors Seminar

Discernment and Discourse: Mythologies

Discernment and Discourse: Individual and Community