Dr. Christopher Douglas
Dr. Christopher Douglas grew up in Illinois, but after graduating with his bachelor's degree moved to Japan to teach English as a Foreign Language for three years. In Japan, an encounter with the novel I am a Cat by Natsume Soseki would change the course of his life, as the question he came away from that novel – "why is it narrated by the cat?" – would eventually lead to his dissertation on it-narratives, stories narrated by nonhumans in 18th and 19th century fiction. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2016, and currently teaches at Jacksonville State University in Alabama. One of his favorite classes to teach is a graduate course on the gothic novel, and he's excited to lead a gothic-novel course in London, to explore its graveyards, haunts, and museums. In his spare time, he sings baritone in local choirs, is an amateur powerlifter, cares for his rescue dog Honey, and plays tabletop roleplaying games with his friends.
Email: ccdouglas@jsu.edu
Courses with CCSA
Course list prior to Summer 2017 available by request from CCSA offices.Winter 2024-25 — Reading Vampires, Ghosts, and Cemeteries: Gothic London