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William A. Johnsen <johnsen@msu.edu> Michigan State University I am currently writing a book called A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE OF IMPERIALISM OR OF PEACE, which treats Joseph Conrad, Chinua Achebe, and Dermot Bolger as three stages in the concluding of postcolonialism. I also have manuscripts developing on Robert Bly, and a book on J.M. Synge and James Joyce. I am the editor of CONTAGION, the journal of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R),as well as two book series on mimetic theory published at MSU Press. |
| Address: | English Department 201 Morrill Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1036 United States |
| Fax Number: | 616 248-5429 |
| Web Page: | http://www.msu.edu/~johnsen |
| List Affiliations: | Advisory Board Member for H-James-Joyce Advisory Board Member for H-Skand |
| Interests: | Intellectual History Religious Studies and Theology |
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Bio: I teach and publish in European modernism and theory. VIOLENCE AND MODERNISM. IBSEN, JOYCE, AND WOOLF (2003) depends on my interest in the work of Rene Girard, which crosses the boundaries of anthropology, literary theory, and religious studies. My list of publications is at http://www.msu.edu/%7Ejohnsen/resume/resume.html |
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