Instructor of English
Email: kathy.r.pitts@jsums.edu
Phone: 601.979.5867
Office Location: Dollye M.E, Robinson Liberal Arts Building, 4th floor, Office #426
DEGREES
PhD, English, University of Southern Mississippi
MA, English, Mississippi College
BA, English, Millsaps College
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Concepts of family trauma and sacred place in Mississippi literature
The Bonner-Campbell School’s connection to Jackson State University
Open online sources for World Literature studies
Developing a Philosophy of Liberal Arts course to enhance students’ critical thinking skills
The intuitive sense of spirituality in literature and the arts
The Heroic Laugh: Serious Comedy
COURSES TAUGHT
Freshman Composition I and II
English Literature I and II
World Literature I and II
Survey of American Literature I
Mythology
History of the English Language
Effective Writing
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for the Study of Southern Literature
English & Modern Foreign Language Seminar Series at JSU
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Participation and Presentation with the English & MFL Department’s Seminar Series
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
The New Southern View Ezine (ongoing since summer of 2001)
Dr. Pitts co-edits The New Southern View Ezine. This is the first ezine in Mississippi about Mississippi and contains much reference information that is useful both for students and for those wanting to learn about the state. The New Southern View Ezine has been in existence since the summer of 2001.