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English Faculty

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Jon Singleton
Jon Singleton, Ph.D.
Department Chair
American Studies 301
501-279-4306
jsingleton@harding.edu
About Jon Singleton
Degrees
Syracuse University
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at Harding since 2011
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Dr. Singleton's special interests are Victorian literature and theology. He also teaches general writing courses.
Paulette Guerin Bane
Paulette Guerin Bane, M.F.A.
American Studies 319
501-279-4431
pbane@harding.edu
About Paulette Guerin Bane
Degrees
Florida University
Facts
at Harding since 2016
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Paulette Bane teaches a variety of writing, literature, and film courses. Her poetry, published under Paulette Guerin, has appeared in Best New Poets, epiphany, Contemporary Verse 2, and others. She has a collection of poetry, Wading Through Lethe, and a chapbook-sized collection of poems in the anthology, Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry.
Nick Boone
Nick Boone, Ph.D.
American Studies 310
501-279-4474
nboone@harding.edu
About Nick Boone
Degrees
Auburn University
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at Harding since 2007
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Dr. Boone teaches general education and American literature courses. His specialty is American poetry. His publications include articles on Poe, Hawthorne,Twain, Rita Dove, and Mark Strand. Dr. Boone is a co-sponsor of Souvenirs.
Heath Carpenter
Heath Carpenter, Ph.D.
American Studies 304
501-279-5274
hcarpent@harding.edu
About Heath Carpenter
Degrees
Arkansas State University
Facts
at Harding since 2008
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Dr. Carpenter's Ph.D. work focuses on contemporary Southern identity and culture.  He teaches courses in Southern Literature and Culture, Film as Literature, and William Faulkner, along with World Lit and composition and critical thinking.  

Dr. Carpenter has co-authored a book on mentorship and community activism with former Super Bowl Champion Keith Jackson. More recently, his monograph The Philosopher King: T Bone Burnett and the Ethic of a Southern Cultural Renaissance was published by the University of Georgia Press as part of its Music of the American South Series. Dr. Carpenter is the faculty sponsor of the Harding chapter of the Roosevelt Institute and also serves as a consultant with Governor Asa Hutchinson's Restore Hope Arkansas program. 
Michael Claxton
Michael Claxton, Ph.D.
American Studies 303
501-279-4618
mclaxto1@harding.edu
About Michael Claxton
Degrees
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Facts
at Harding since 2003
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Dr. Claxton specializes in Victorian literature. He teaches composition, world literature, and British literature courses. He also co-sponsors Souvenirs and Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society.

Dr. Claxton contributes a regular column, "Just the Clax," for The Bison, the campus newspaper. In addition, Dr. Claxton has written a biography of a pioneering female magician, entitled Don't Fool Yourself: The Magical Life of Dell O'Dell, which was published by Squash Publishing in 2014.

Kathy Dillion
Kathy Dillion, Ph.D.
American Studies 320
501-279-5122
kdillion@harding.edu
About Kathy Dillion
Degrees
Arkansas State University
Facts
at Harding since 1995
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Dr. Dillion teaches all levels of the general education English curriculum and supervises English teacher-education students. Her interests are cultural studies, particularly ethnic and post-colonial literature. Dr. Dillion also co-sponsors Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society.
Terry Engel
Terry Engel, Ph.D.
American Studies 315
501-279-4622
tengel@harding.edu
About Terry Engel
Degrees
University of Southern Mississippi
Facts
at Harding since 2001
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Dr. Engel's special interests are creative writing, business and professional writing, and Southwestern literature. He also teaches general education courses and sponsors The Scribblers, our creative writing club.
Larry Hunt
Larry Hunt, Ph.D.
American Studies 317
501-279-4168
lhunt@harding.edu
About Larry Hunt
Degrees
University of Georgia
Facts
at Harding since 2000
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Dr. Hunt 's specialty is medieval literature, and his current teaching assignment includes courses in the Liberal Arts core as well as the Honors College, the nature and history of language, Old and Middle English Literature, and C. S. Lewis. He is a sponsor of the student organization Kolbitar (Coal-biters), a club inspired by the writings of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien that meets biweekly to discuss mythological and Germanic literature.
Russell L. Keck
Russell L. Keck, Ph.D.
American Studies 321
501-279-4613
rlkeck@harding.edu
About Russell L. Keck
Degrees
Purdue University
Facts
at Harding since 2014
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Dr. Keck specializes in early modern English literature and culture. He is particularly interested in the English Renaissance, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Arthurian Literature, and the History of the Book. He teaches composition, world literature, and Renaissance literature.
Greg Laing
Greg Laing, Ph.D.
American Studies 305
501-279-4215
glaing@harding.edu
About Greg Laing
Degrees
Western Michigan University
Facts
at Harding since 2010
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Dr. Laing teaches general education courses in composition and grammar, and specializes in medieval literature and languages. His areas of interest include Old and Middle English, Scandinavian literature, and Latin.
Darlene Stewart
Darlene Stewart, M.Ed.
American Studies 308
501-279-4271
dstewar1@harding.edu
About Darlene Stewart
Degrees
Harding University
Facts
at Harding since 2021
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Darlene Stewart teaches a variety of writing and literature courses. She has an interest in British Romantic literature, poetry, contemporary American literature, and mentoring and training English licensure students.

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English Language and Literature
501-279-4421
english@harding.edu