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Kathryn McKee is the Center Director and McMullan Professor of Southern Studies as well as Professor of English at the University of Mississippi. Her academic roles emphasize interdisciplinary scholarship bridging literature, film, and cultural studies. She holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1996), along with earlier degrees from the same institution and Centre College.
Her research focuses on 19th-century American literature, U.S. Southern culture, women’s writing, global South studies, film analysis, and humor studies. She has co-edited major works such as American Cinema and the Southern Imaginary and co-authored numerous journal articles exploring themes like postbellum regional identity, racial dynamics in humor, and transnational literary connections.
McKee’s scholarly contributions span special journal issues on global southern studies and southern cinema. She directs the Southern Studies Program, fostering interdisciplinary research and public engagement with southern culture. Though no awards are explicitly listed, her prolific publication record underscores her influence in literary and cultural fields.
Her teaching and advisory roles include graduate supervision in documentary expression and southern studies. She collaborates with institutions such as the Southern Foodways Alliance, though specific grants or lab affiliations aren’t detailed here.
