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James R. Kincaid

b. 1937

American academic

Literary critic Journalist Scholar of English
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About James R. Kincaid

Born 1937. James R. Kincaid is an American literary critic, journalist and scholar of English.

James R. Kincaid is an American academic, currently the Aerol Arnold Professor of English at the University of Southern California. His Erotic Innocence discusses the sexualization of children in mainstream culture.

Kincaid received the Raubenheimer Award for Teaching and Scholarship in 2000.

Works

Dickens and the Rhetoric of Laughter 1972 Tennyson's Major Poems 1975 Novels of Anthony Trollope 1977 Child-Loving: The Erotic Child and Victorian Culture 1992 Annoying the Victorians 1994 My Secret Life 1996 Erotic Innocence: The culture of child molesting 1998 Lost 2012 The Daily Charles Dickens, A Year of Quotes, University of Chicago Press, 2018

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Important facts

Born
31 August 1937
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Literary critic, journalist, scholar of English
Nationality
United States
Employers
University of Southern California
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James R. Kincaid?

American academic

When was James R. Kincaid born?

James R. Kincaid was born on 31 August 1937.

What is James R. Kincaid's occupation?

James R. Kincaid is a literary critic, journalist and scholar of English.

What nationality is James R. Kincaid?

James R. Kincaid is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James R. Kincaid

· Wikidata: Q6141659

· DBpedia: James R. Kincaid

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