Mark S. James Author Profile

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Mark S. James

Mark S. James teaches courses in American literature, African American literature, and American studies. He focuses on the relationship between white supremacy and anti-intellectualism as they are expressed in, about, and around institutions of higher education. He is particularly interested in the intersection of liberal education and social justice.

autotheory
student loan forgiveness
neoliberalization of higher education
systemic racism
anti-intellectualism
critical university studies

Contributions by Author: Mark S. James

autotheory
student loan forgiveness
neoliberalization of higher education
systemic racism
anti-intellectualism
critical university studies

Post-Debt

A Student Loan Retrospective

Whenever anyone asks me why I kept signing the promissory notes that eventually led to a student loan debt that was just short of $265k when it was forgiven—almost ten times the current average—I refer to childhood memories of my maternal grandmother…