PinnedWhy I Started Using Christian Fascism Instead of Christian NationalismDuring graduate school, Chris Hedges took ethics classes with James Luther Adams, an American theologian who spent time in Germany during…Sep 1, 202213Sep 1, 202213
“Is this what you’re afriad of?”: Banned Books Comics ProjectEvery semester I debate what types of assignments I want to incorporate into my courses. Over the years, I have moved away from strictly…Dec 22Dec 22
Lillian E. Smith: 80th Anniversary ExhibitionThis year marked some major anniversaries from Lillian Smith: the 80th anniversary of her first novel Strange Fruit, the 75th of her memoir…Dec 18Dec 18
“It’s easy to convert people through fear”: The Role of Fear in Silas House “Lark Ascending”Over the past year, I have been participating in a local book club. Even though I have not been able to make all of the events, I have…Dec 15Dec 15
Personal Memoir SyllabusWhenever I work on a syllabus, I always have some amorphous idea for a theme and for the texts I want to use in the course. For…Dec 11Dec 11
Eradicating Hate is “Like Trying to Erode a Mountain and the Truth is RainWhen I first read Chip Zdarsky and Daniel Acuña’s Avengers: Twilight earlier this year, I knew I wanted to teach it at some point, and I…Dec 41Dec 41
Writing “This Story is Continuing to Develop”Last post, I shared my latest short story “This Story is Continuing to Develop.” I wrote this piece because a colleague asked me to…Nov 24Nov 24
“This Story is Continuing to Develop”Earlier this semester, Jadyn DeWald asked me to participate in a reading on campus. He asked me to do this a couple of years ago, and for…Nov 20Nov 20