Jacob Agner

Jacob Agner serves as an academic advisor for the CSSFYE program and an instructor at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts. His work bridges literature and film, with a focus on southern cultural narratives and genre studies.

• B.A. English, James Madison University (2005)
• M.A. English, Bucknell University (2009)
• Ph.D. English, University of Mississippi (2024)

Agner's research explores twentieth-century American literature and film, particularly film noir and hard-boiled crime fiction, southern literature and culture, and rural studies. His scholarship interrogates intersections between regional identity, genre conventions, and critical race theory.

Jacob's publications analyze the relationship between southern authors and crime fiction, with a specific focus on Eudora Welty. His work traces the evolution of country noir in cinema and critiques postmodern adaptations of literary works in film. Topics include race, class, and genre hybridization in southern media.