J.   G r e g o r y   B r i s t e r
U n i v e r s i t y   o f   K a n s a s

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  About me:

I am currently a lecturer/graduate student finishing my Ph.D. at the University of Kansas.  My areas of concentration are Modernism, Rhetoric & Pedagogy, and Critical Theory.  My dissertation will explore the connections between social class, stream-of-consciousness writing, and mass culture during the "high modernist" period.  I can portage a canoe for two miles without a break, I think Twin Peaks was the best show to ever appear on television, and I kissed Morrissey's neck in 1991.  I live in Lawrence with my wife, Emily, who is also a lecturer in the English Department at KU.

• J. Gregory Brister's curriculum vitae

• One of the best things to happen to me recently

• Teaching Interests: 20th-century American and British literature; literary theory; cultural studies.

• Departmental mailing address:

                  English Department
                  1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 3114 Wescoe
                  University of Kansas
                  Lawrence, KS 66045-7594

• Email:  click here

• Office: 1081 Wescoe

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My Courses:

The following sites do not contain course syllabi, materials, or assignments—only links to biographical, historical, and contextual resources relevant to the course.

• English 332: American Literature after 1865

• English 209: Introduction to Fiction

• English 211: Introduction to Drama

• English 102: Composition & Literature
  

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Literary/Theory Resources:

• The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism (must have a KU Library ID to access)

• MLA Database—the best place to find scholarly articles about literature (you'll need to go to the library to actually read the articles, however)

• Course e-Reserves (full text articles for my classes on electronic reserve in Watson Library)

• Literary Research Tools

• The Culture Industry

• Modernism

• Various Critical Perspectives

• MLA Citation Help

• Jack Lynch's "Getting an A on an English Paper" Guide (good advice abounds here)

• Grammar and Style Help—learn the difference between "its" and "it's" (please)

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KU Web Sites:                                                                                                         

• KU Home

• English Department                                                                        

• KU Libraries

• Writing Center

• Academic Computing Services

• Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center

• Ermal Garinger Resource Center—get videos for presentations!

• Multicultural Resource Center

• Outlook Web Access
  

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Miscellany:

• Morrissey's  officially fey page.

• The Onion

• The Office   U.K. version, of course.

• Twin Peaks                              

• This Kicks Ass

• Click on Gob & Franklin to find out what I've been listening to lately

• Portage Picture
  
  

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Links:

• ImagesJournal—a very good blend of theory and pop culture criticism

• Snopes.com—check this page before sending that latest e-mail rumor

• Democracy Now—it's got to happen sometime, right?

• Lawrence Public Library—remember codex?

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness reservations—just don't camp near me.  Enjoy solitude.

• Adbusters.org

• Cell Phone Busters—say "no" to being a pod person

• Turn off your TV (and someone else's!)—since Twin Peaks and The Office are on DVD, there's no reason to subject yourself to any more video game commercials.
  

 Children of constant cell phone users and video game players will evolve into batchildren, shrieking in fear at any intimations of interior consciousness.

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e-mail Greg!

This page was last updated September, 2007