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Faculty Profile

Adam Stefan Gussow

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English
Professor of English and Southern Studies
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C213 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7333
Joined UM: August 1, 2002

Areas of Expertise

  • AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
  • AMERICAN LITERATURE
  • BLUES LITERATURE
  • BLUES MUSIC
  • EARLY BLUES MUSIC

Brief Bio

Adam Gussow is Professor of English and Southern Studies. Dr. Gussow received an M.A. from Columbia (1983) and a Ph.D. from Princeton (2000), both in English. He is the author of five books: Mister Satan's Apprentice: A Blues Memoir (1998), Seems Like Murder Here: Southern Violence and the Blues Tradition (2000), Journeyman's Road: Modern Blues Lives from Faulkner's Mississippi to Post-9/11 New York (2007), Busker's Holiday (2015), and Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition (2017). His articles and reviews have appeared in many publications, including American Literature, Southern Cultures, African American Review, Georgia Review, Callaloo, and Harper's. A professional blues harmonica player and teacher, Dr. Gussow has been a member of the blues duo Satan and Adam since 1986; he has toured internationally and played all of the major blues, jazz, and folk festivals. His primary teaching interest is the blues literary tradition.

Degrees

BA
English
Princeton University (1979)
MA
English
Columbia University-New York City (1984)
PhD
English
Princeton University (2000)

Committee Memberships

University Standing Committee