Contributors

C o n t r i b u t o r s A u t h o r s Sandra L. Dahlberg, a p r o fesso r o f En glish at th e U n iv e r sit y o f H o u sto n D o w n t o w n , h as p u b lish e d o n th e fo lk - d r am a Lo s c o m an c h e s an d is co n d u ct in g r e sear ch o n L o s m o ro s y c rist ian o s. John Lloyd Purdy is a p r ofesso r o f En glish at W este r n W ash in gt o n U n iv er sity . H is w or k s in c lu d e W o rd W ay s: T h e N o v e ls o f D ’A r c y M c N ic k le an d N o t h in g B u t th e T ru t h : A n A n t h o lo gy o f N at iv e A m e r ic an L it e rat u re . H is b o o k C o n v e rsat io n s in I n d ian P u b s: R e ad in g N at iv e A m e r ic an Fic t io n is u n d er c o n t r a c t w ith th e U n iv e r sit y o f N e b r ask a P r ess. A p a st e d it o r o f S t u d ie s in A m e r ic an I n d ian L it e r a­ tu re s, h e cu r ren tly ed its T h e A m e r ic an R e v ie w o f C a n a d ia n S t u d ie s. Matt Wanat is a n asso ciate p r o fesso r o f E n glish a t M ay v ille St a t e U n iv e r sit y in N o r t h D ak o ta, w h er e h e te ach e s a v ar iety o f co u r ses, ad v ise s an d D Js “C o m e t R a d io ,” an d r ese ar c h es in t er se ctio n s o f gen r e an d cu ltu re. R e c e n t p u b lica tio n s in clu d e “Iro n y as A b so lu t io n ” in Le o n ar d E n ge l’s b o o k C lin t E ast w o o d , A c t o r an d D ire c t o r: N e w P e rsp e c t iv e s an d a fo r th co m in g essay o n Ja c k Sc h ae fe r ’s S h an e . Molly Crumpton Winter is an asso ciate p r ofesso r o f E n glish a t th e C alifo r n ia St a t e U n iv e r sit y a t Sta n islau s. H e r A m e r ic an N ar r at iv e s: M u lt ie t h n ic W rit in g in th e A g e o f R e alism e xam in e s h o w m u ltic u ltu r al w r iters r ep r esen t ed id eas o f citize n sh ip an d...