Flannery O’Connor on Race, Southern Manners, and Class

Join Jennifer A. Frey, associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the philosophy, literature, and theology podcast, Sacred and Profane Love as she continues her series of discussions on Flannery O’Connor and American Catholic fiction.

In this salon, we will explore and discuss how O’Connor uses race, class, and southern manners in her fiction.  We will also discuss some of the controversies surrounding her letters and fictional treatment of race relations in the American south.

Main Reading: “Revelation,” “Everything that Rises Must Converge”

Background reading: “Don’t Cancel Flannery O’Connor” Jennifer A. Frey, First Things; “On Flannery O’Connor and Race” Amy Alznauer

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