James H. Thrall, Mellon Lecturing Fellow
Contact Info:
on leave
Office Location: Art Building, Office 200-O
Office Phone: 919 660 4368
E-mail Address: 
Typical Courses Taught:
- Religion 184, Religion and film
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- Religion 185s, Religion of science fiction
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- Religion 20s, Psychology of religion
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- Writing 20, Images of arthur (academic writing)
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- Writing 20, Medieval myths of marvels (academic writing)
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- Writing 20, Imagining freedom (academic writing)
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Education:
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PhD, Duke University, 2005
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M.A.R., Yale University, 1986
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B.A., Colby College, 1978
Research Interests:
Religion and Film, Religion and Literature, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Postcolonial Theory and Literature, Science Fiction
Curriculum Vitae
Recent Publications
- James H. Thrall. "Love, Loss and Utopian Community on William Gibson's Bridge." Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction 33.91 (Summer, 2004): 97-115.
- James H. Thrall, assistant editor. "Encyclopedia of Protestantism."
Ed. Hans Hillerbrand Taylor and Francis, January, 2004.
- James H. Thrall. "Immersing the Chela: Religion and Empire in Rudyard Kipling's Kim." Religion and Literature 36.3 (Autumn, 2004): 45-67.
- James H. Thrall, Review Essay of Gauri Viswanathan, Outside the Fold: Conversion, Modernity, and Belief. Polygraph: An International Journal of Culture and Politics World Religions and Media Culture12
(2000): 187-195.