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  • A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #84

    A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #84

    One of the great gifts that multiculturalist thinking gave us was final freedom from the tyranny of purity. Simply put, that old ideal was revealed…

  • Southern Movie 7: “The Waterboy” (1998)

    Southern Movie 7: “The Waterboy” (1998)

    The Southern Movies series explores images of the South in modern films as well as how those images affect American perspectives on the region. It’s…

  • A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #83

    A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #83

    In honor of Labor Day, this week’s quote focuses on a writer’s work. For all of the advice books, how-to articles, and lesson plans out…

  • The Great Many Deep Souths

    The Great Many Deep Souths

    Welcome to Eclectic offers long-form ruminations on the diverse modern South, education, sustainability, and social justice. I’ve lived in the Deep South my entire life—…