History. Memory. Music. Place.
I write about the American cultural imagination: from early jazz and Bob Dylan to New Orleans, the Civil War, and the contested landscapes of historical memory.
Books
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Cuttin' Up
University Press of Kansas, 2009
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Reckoning with the Devil
LSU Press, 2024
About
Court Carney is a historian, author, and Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University, currently writing on music, memory, and place.
Current Work
“House of the Rising Sun”: A Cultural History
Bob Dylan, Wim Wenders, John Sayles, and the Art of Remembering
Memorializing Phil Ochs
Let’s Connect!
For speaking engagements, media inquiries, research questions, or collaborations, please email me at carneycp@sfasu.edu or use the contact form below.