selected publications academic article Francis, J. (2007). Camping Out: Sexuality as Aesthetic Value in Tennessee Williams' And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens. The Tennessee Williams Annual Review. 131-142. book James Francis, J. r. (2013). Remaking Horror Hollywood's New Reliance on Scares of Old. McFarland. Francis, J. (2010). Short Fiction Creative Writing: Storytelling with a Film Perspective. Lambert Academic Publishing. chapter Francis, J. (2022). Angela Bettis: Gender in the Space of Collaborative Horror. McCollum, V., & Clarke, A. (Eds.), Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror. (pp. 53-67). Rowman & Littlefield. Francis, J. (2022). Frankenstein Goes West: The Mad Scientist from Classic Literature to Modern Sci-Fi Horror. Janicker, R. (Eds.), The Scientist in Popular Culture: Playing God and Working Wonders. (pp. 1-19). Rowman & Littlefield. Francis, J. (2011). "That's so gay": Drag, camp, and the power of storytelling in Supernatural. Abbott, S., & Lavery, D. (Eds.), TV Goes to Hell An Unofficial Road Map of Supernatural. (pp. 119-131). ECW Press. Francis, J. (2010). The lighter side of death: Dexter as comedy. Howard, D. L. (Eds.), Dexter Investigating Cutting Edge Television. (pp. 175-188). I.B. Tauris. Francis, J. (2009). Tennessee Williams (1911-1983). Hawley, J. C. (Eds.), LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia, Volume 3: P-Z. (pp. 1266-1267). Greenwood. Coleman, R. (2008). Horror Noire, A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present. Hawley, J. C. (Eds.), LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1: A-F. (pp. 401-405). Taylor & Francis. webpage Francis, J. (2018). Why did the television reboot become all the rage?
teaching activities ENGL104 Composition & Rhetoric Instructor ENGL203 Hnr-writing About Literature Instructor ENGL210 Hnr-technical Professional Wri Instructor ENGL235 Elements Creative Writng Instructor ENGL303 Approaches Engl Studies Instructor ENGL324 Science Fiction & Film Instructor ENGL333 Gay And Lesbian Lit Instructor ENGL333 Lgbtq Literatures Instructor ENGL348 Writers Wkshop Poetry Instructor ENGL351 Advanced Film Instructor ENGL356 Literature And Film Instructor ENGL366 Horror Studies Instructor ENGL415 St In A Major Author Instructor ENGL485 Directed Studies Instructor ENGL491 Hnr-research Instructor ENGL491 Hnr-research Instructor ENGL497 Hnr-indpdnt Honors Studies Instructor FILM324 Science Fiction & Film Instructor FILM351 Advanced Film Instructor FILM356 Literature And Film Instructor FILM366 Horror Studies Instructor WGST333 Gay And Lesbian Lit Instructor WGST333 Lgbtq Literatures Instructor
education and training Ph.D. in English, Middle Tennessee State University - (Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States) 2010 M.A. in English, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2005 B.A. in English, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1999