Dr. Singleton's special interests are Victorian literature and theology. He also teaches liberal arts writing courses.
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."
Dr. Boone teaches liberal arts 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.
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.
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.
Dr. Dillion teaches all levels of the liberal arts 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.
Dr. Engel's special interests are creative writing, business and professional writing, and Southwestern literature. He also teaches liberal arts courses and sponsors The Scribblers creative writing club.
Dr. Hunt's specialty is medieval literature. His current teaching assignment includes courses in the Liberal Arts core as well as the Honors College, teaching 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.
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.
Dr. Laing teaches liberal arts 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.
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