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James Gifford

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James is a Canadian writer, scholar, and musician. He is Professor of Humanities at Fairleigh Dickinson University. James works on genre fiction, transatlantic literature (British, American, Irish, & Canadian), prose & poetry, media studies, cultural studies, anarchism, radical political thought, & opera.

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	A Modernist Fantasy: Modernism, Anarchism, and the Radical Fantastic 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Modernisms: Anarchist Networks and the Later Avant-Gardes 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surrealism in Egypt by James Gifford (Goodreads Author), Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture + the State, Volume 1: Landscape and Ecology by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture + the State, Volume 4: Alternative Interventions by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture + the State, Volume 3: Nationalisms 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture + the State, Volume 2: Disability Studies and Indigenous Studies by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy of Middle-earth Study Guide 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Hobgoblins of Fantasy: American Fantasy Fiction in Theory by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Orion Ussner Kidder (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tying Three Loops: A Spell for the Modrybedd

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Each year at Christmas I sew up some chapbooks for friends and family with bits of poetry or CNF I’ve published during the year. This piece poured out after reading Daniel Mendelsohn while thinking about my current WIP on fantasy. It’s not the sort of thing I can send anywhere, so call this blog a small Christmas gift. (please don’t take the footnotes too seriously—I didn’t… And excus

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Stories of Métis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me (Indigenous Spirit)

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The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Origins: Essays on the Fifth Gospel

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