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Notes
on Contributors
John
T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance,
writes about Southern food and travel. He is the
author of A Gracious Plenty: Recipes and Recollections
from the American South and Southern Belly.
His articles have appeared in Wood & Wine,
Gourmet, and other publications.
Andrew
C. Harper joined the Center’s staff as coordinator
of the planning grant for the Deep South Humanities
Center. He earned a Ph.D. in history from Northern
Arizona University.
Deidra
Jackson is a communications specialist for the
Office of Communications at the University of Mississippi.
Formerly a newspaper reporter and editor in North
Carolina, she received her M.A. in journalism from
the University in 1995.
Donald
W. Kartiganer holds the William Howry Chair
in Faulkner Studies at the University of Mississippi
and is director of the Faulkner Conference. He is
the author of The Fragile Thread: The Meaning
of Form in Faulkner’s Novels.
Jamie
Kornegay is a bookseller at Square Books, editor
of the store’s Dear Reader newsletter, and
a freelance writer. He lives in Water Valley, Mississippi.
Kathryn
McKee is McMullan assistant professor of Southern
Studies and assistant professor of English. She
has published essays and lectured on Ellen Glasgow,
Kaye Gibbons, Bobbie Ann Mason, and other authors.
John
Pilkington is distinguished professor emeritus
of English. Among his publications are a two-volume
edition of the works of Stark Young and a book on
William Faulkner.
Lesley
Urgo is working for the Center as a consultant
for fund raising. Before moving to Oxford in the
summer of 2000, she was director of the Mary Elizabeth
Sharpe Street Tree Endowment in Providence, Rhode
Island. She has also served as a state coordinator
for the Conservation Law Foundation and development
assistant for the Children’s Museum of Rhode Island.
David
Wharton is assistant professor and director
of documentary projects at the Center, where is
teaches courses in Southern Studies, fieldwork,
and photography. He is the author of The Soul
of a Small Texas Town: Photographs, Memories, and
History from McDade.
Charles
Reagan Wilson is director of the Center and
professor of History and Southern Studies. Among
his publications are Baptized in Blood: the Religion
of the Lost Cause and Judgment and Grace
in Dixie: Southern Faiths from Faulkner to Elvis.
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