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. 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.
