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Georgia Ghosts: History, Folklore, And The Roots Of The Southern Gothic, Katherine M. Mcdowell

Master's Projects

There is something quintessentially human about ghost stories, yet particular regions tend to be more powerfully associated with haunted folktales than others. One of the regions is the southeastern United States. In fact, these oral traditions appear to have influenced the area's best-known literary subgenre: the Southern Gothic.

Why is the South considered haunted? Are there particular qualities in historical events that make them more likely to engender ghost stories? What makes the South's folkloric spirits so powerful that they appear even in modern literature? Most of all, what connects the region's history and folklore with the Southern Gothic? By …

‘The Female Marine’ And ‘Clotel’: An Analysis Of Female Crossdressing To Escape Coercive Labor Situations In 19th Century American Literature, Kaelyn Ireland

Symposium of Student Scholars

Although illegal in many U.S. cities, crossdressing was a point of fascination for Americans of the nineteenth century. Stories of real women passing as men to serve in the military—for example, Revolutionary War veteran Deborah Sampson—enchanted readers and inspired writers, such as that of The Female Marine. Ostensibly written by its heroine, but most likely written by Nathaniel Hill Wright, The Female Marine was a popular story about a young woman who was forced to become a sex worker and cross-dressed to escape her situation, then enlisted in the Navy where she served abroad the U.S.S. Constitution. At …

Did Ishmael Know The Raven?: Publisher Evert Duyckinck And The Connection Between Edgar Allan Poe And Herman Melville, Danny Wilson

Symposium of Student Scholars

Although Poe was a social introvert, he knew and was connected to other early American Romantic writers, including Herman Melville. Examining first editions of works by both authors in the Bentley Rare Book Museum at Kennesaw State University, I discovered a common link between them – the publisher and literary critic Evert Duyckinck. In this presentation, I will use evidence from the first editions and the Poe & Melville Archives at the New York Public Library to investigate the nature of the relationship between Poe, Duyckinck and Melville. I found that Duyckinck was Melville’s close friend, however, he was Poe’s …

The Language Surrounding Huckleberry Finn’S Jim, Tristan Quinn

Emerging Writers

This article explores how in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the identity of the character Jim contrasts with African American stereotypes through the language used by the character himself and through the language used by other characters to describe him.

Book Review - Porch Lights, Jennifer Putnam Davis

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review - Jim Crow, Literature, And The Legacy Of Sutton E. Griggs, Michael K. Law

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review - South Of The Etowah: The View From The Wrong Side Of The River, Diana Hartle

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review - Slab: On That Hallelujah Day When Tiger & Preacher Meet, Rita J. Spisak

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

The Action Of Grace In Territory Held By The Devil: Flannery O’Connor And Cormac Mccarthy, Scott A. Singleton

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

This paper compares the lives and work of Flannery O’Connor and Cormac McCarthy. The two authors share similarities in their backgrounds, careers, and work. The paper begins with an examination of biographical information of both authors to contextualize their work and note commonalities in their lives and careers. The central idea is that Flannery O’Connor and Cormac McCarthy both create grotesque characters to reveal the depraved condition of humanity in order to highlight the need for redemption and the possibility of divine grace. To prove this, examples are discussed from multiple pieces of work by O’Connor and McCarthy including The …

Book Review - Kindred, Dindi Rashida Robinson

Georgia Library Quarterly

Kindred is a timeless novel authored by Ocatvia E. Butler. Kindred embodies many genres including: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Fiction, as well as American Literature. This story chronicles the journey of a young African American writer who has to save an ancestor, in order to assure her own existence. Many topics are covered in this novel including, but not limited to:history, xenophobia, mysticism, forgiveness, understanding, love, and most importantly, family. Butler presents a riveting tale that will keep the reader in suspense.

Review: Sisters Red

Georgia Library Quarterly

Book review of "Sisters Red," by Jackson Pearce.

The Library, Terra Elan Mcvoy

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article presents the poem "The Library," by Terra Elan McVoy. First Line: New York loneliness in my mouth; Last Line: and disappear.

Review: Also Known As Harper, Jennifer Green

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the middle grade novel "Also Known as Harper," by Ann Haywood Leal.

Review: Also Known As Harper, Jennifer Green

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the middle grade book "Also Known as Harper," by Ann Haywood Leal.

Macon State Showcases 'Lost' Literature

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reviews the literature exhibit "Lost" at the Macon State College's library in Georgia.

Review: The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle, Kenneth M. Kozel

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," by David Wroblewski.

Review: Swallow Me Whole, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the graphic novel "Swallow Me Whole," by Nate Powell.

Review: Flannery: A Life Of Flannery O'Connor, William A. Richards

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the book "Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor," by Brad Gooch.

Heaven Overland, Jim Murphy

KSU Press Legacy Project

These poems record, from our own language—spoken on the street in Atlanta or Dayton or Chicago, in the graveyard in Charleston, on the rivers of Ohio or Missouri or Illinois, on the road in Mississippi, or on the radio anywhere in America—momentary beauties, to show us that song, however rare, proceeds from the common tongue. So these poems promise that any speech, that any mouth, might be an occasion for beauty or blessing.

Everywhere in this collection, ears, eyes, minds open to discover new abundance in landscapes thought familiar. These poems discover in America and its history boundless vistas, to …

Review: Carry Me: Animal Babies On The Move, Sarah Mcghee

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Carry Me: Animal Babies on the Move," written and illustrated by Susan Stockdale.

Review: Late For School, Tracy Walker

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Late for School," written by Mike Reiss and illustrated by Michael Austin.

Spotlight On Teen Reading

Georgia Library Quarterly

The 2008 nominees for the Georgia Peach Award for Teen Readers.

Review: Cynthia's Attic: The Magic Medallion, Rebecca Ziegler

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult novel "Cynthia’s Attic: The Magic Medallion," by Mary Cunningham.

Review: Healing Stones: A Sullivan Crisp Novel, Pat Borck

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "Healing Stones: A Sullivan Crisp Novel," by Nancy Rue and Stephen Arterburn.

Review: Dad, Jackie, And Me, Candace Craig

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Dad, Jackie, and Me," by Myron Uhlberg and illustrated by Colin Bootman.

Review: Life As We Knew It, Jessica De Maria

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult novel "Life As We Knew It," by Susan Beth Pfeffer.

Review: Pete The Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Vanessa Cowle

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes," by Eric Litwin, and illustrated by James Dean.

Review: Saturdays And Teacakes, Beth Pye

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Saturdays and Teacakes," by Lester L. Laminack and illustrated by Chris Soentpiet.

Creating A Space For Yal With Lgbt Content In Our Personal Reading: Creating A Place For Lgbt Students In Our Classrooms, Katherine Mason

Faculty and Research Publications

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Review: The Sugar Queen, Carol Malcolm

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "The Sugar Queen," by Sarah Addison Allen.