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    Leverett Butts, IV, Ph.D.

    Leverett Butts

    Associate Professor of English

    Phone678-717-3521

    Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4142, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: American Literature, Twentieth Century American Literature, Southern Literature, Regionalism, Genre Literature

    Overview

    Dr. Butts’ research interests are in the areas of Contemporary and Twentieth Century American literature, the literatures of the American South and the American West, especially the works of Robert Penn Warren, as well as genre fiction, especially the works of H. P. Lovecraft and cosmic horror. He has published a critical edition of Lovecraft’s work as well, a series of Western novels retelling the legends of King Arthur, and he is currently co-editing an anthology of essays on the television show American Horror Story.

    Courses Taught

    • ENGL 0999 – Learning Support Composition
    • ENGL 1101 – Freshman Composition I
    • ENGL 1102 – Freshman Composition II
    • ENGL 2050 – Intermediate Grammar
    • ENGL 2111 – World Literature I
    • ENGL 2112 – World Literature II
    • ENGL 2131 – American Literature I
    • ENGL 2132 – American Literature II
    • ENGL 2150 – Film and Literature
    • ENGL 4640/6640 – Literature of the American West
    • ENGL 4690/6690 – Southern Literature
    • ENGL 4890 – Literature Capstone

    Education

    • Ph.D., English, Georgia State University, 2009
    • M.A., English, State University of West Georgia, 1998
    • B.A., Philosophy, West Georgia College, 1994

    Research/Special Interests

    • Contemporary American Literature
    • Southern Literature
    • Robert Penn Warren
    • Genre Studies
    • Horror Fiction
    • H. P. Lovecraft

    Publications

    • Anthology: P. Lovecraft: Selected Works, Critical Perspectives and Interviews on His Influence, Editor, McFarland Publishing, 2018
    • Fiction: Guns of the Waste Land: Dispersal, Hold Fast Press (paperback) & Endeavour/Venture (eBook), 2018
    • Short Fiction: “Genius in His Working Clothes,” Collected in One More Flash in the Pen, Authors Electric Books, 2017
    • Short Fiction: “Vignettes from ‘Blindness and the Fall,’” Provoke Journal, 2017, p. 89-92
    • Essay: “Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Brown River” Collected in Sparks 3: A Year in E-Publishing Volume 3, Authors Electric Books, 2016
    • Fiction: Guns of the Waste Land: Diversion, Hold Fast Press, 2016
    • Short Fiction: “The Dead Bury Their Dead in the House on Top of the World,” Collected in Dark Sparks, Authors Electric Books, 2016
    • Short Story: “Gods for Sale, Cheap,” Collected in Another Flash in the Pen, Authors Electric Books, 2016
    • Short Story: “Guns of the Waste Land: What the Women Saw,” Hold Fast Press, 2016
    • Fiction: Guns of the Waste Land: Departure, Hold Fast Press 2016
    • Fiction: Guns of the Waste Land: Departure and Diversion, Venture Press, 2016
    • Essay: “The Big River Has a Little Axe to Grind: Making Sense of the Amazon / Hatchette Dust-Up,” Collected in Sparks 2: A Year in E-Publishing Volume 2, Authors Electric Books, 2015
    • Short Story: “Misdirection,” Collected in A Flash in the Pen, Authors Electric Books, 2015
    • Book Review: “Gray, Jonathan W. Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination: Innocence by Association,” The Eudora Welty Newsletter, Vol. 6. (2014) p159-163
    • Fiction: Emily’s Stitches: The Confessions of Thomas Calloway and Other Stories¸ Beholden Books, 2012
    • Article: “Twilight of the Boss: All the King’s Men and Norse Mythology” The Robert Penn Warren Annual, Vol. 9. (2012) p. 37-62
    • Article: “Excalibur and Welty’s ‘Ladies in Spring,’” Notes on Contemporary Literature, accepted for publication, date TBA
    • Article: “One With the World: The Arthurian Myth Cycles in ‘Ladies in Spring,’” Short Story Criticism, Vol. 111 (2008) p. 364-369
    • Article: “Raised in the ‘Briar Patch’: Re-Evaluating Warren’s Essay on Race” The Robert Penn Warren Annual, Vol. 7, (2007) p. 63-74
    • Article: “One With the World: The Arthurian Myth Cycles in ‘Ladies in Spring,’” Eudora Welty Newsletter, 30.2 (Summer 2006) p. 10-16
    • Short Story: “Negative Space,” GSU Review, Fall 2003, p. 20-33
    • Short Story: “Icarus Fell,” Eclectic, 2001, p. 127-133
    • Poem: “Sermon,” Eclectic, 2000, p. 106-110
    • Short Story: “The Primrose Path,” Eclectic, 1999, p. 48-67
    • Short Story: “Hell’s Ditch,” Eclectic, 1998, p. 8-20
    • Short Story: “Blindness and The Fall,” Eclectic, 1997, p. 15-24
    • Handbook: The Writing Center Handbook, State University of West Georgia,1996.

     

    Work Experience

    • University of North Georgia, Associate Professor of English, 2011 - Present
    • Strayer University, Adjunct Faculty, 2010 - Present
    • University of Phoenix, Adjunct Faculty, 2005-2010
    • GMC Community College, 2001-2011
      • See CV for details of positions
    • Georgia State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2002-2003
    • Haralson County High School, English Instructor, 1998-2001
    • Carroll Technical Institute, English Instructor and Adult Education Instructor, 1997-1998
    • State University of West Georgia, Writing Center Consultant, Teaching Assistant, Managing Editor of Eclectic, 1996-1997

    Curriculum Vitae

    Leverett Butts' CV (PDF)
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