About

Jason Harris is an Instructional Professor at Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in English. His research interests include Romantic and Victorian British fiction, theories of the literary fantastic, folklore, creative writing (especially prose), popular culture, theories of the novel, and contemporary literature. Harris holds an M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University (2014), a Ph.D. from the University of Washington (2001), an M.A. from the University of Washington (1997), and a B.A. in Literature from the University of California (1995). His scholarly work explores the tensions between folk metaphysics and Enlightenment values in British literature, analyzing a wide range of authors including Dickens, George Eliot, and William Carleton, among others. Harris has also contributed to the fields of folklore and popular culture through various publications, and he is actively engaged in creative writing, with numerous short stories, novellas, and other creative works. His contributions include both academic research and creative endeavors, emphasizing folklore, the fantastic, and narrative storytelling.

Research topics

• Economics
• Business
• Political science
• Aeronautics
• Computer science

Frequent coauthors

• Jack P. Friedman

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• J. Bruce Lindeman

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• Wayne E. Etter

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• Waldo Born

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• Arthur L. Wright

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Awards & honors

• Third Place. Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction. Doctor T.J. Ec…
• Honorable Mention. 55th New Millennium Writing Awards
• Finalist. Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards 2022
• Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review. TBA 2024
• Master of Rods and Strings. Vernacular Books; Crystal Lake P…

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