Michael C Stephens (he/him)


Professor College of Arts & Sciences English Charlotte

Biography and Expertise

Born in Northern Ireland Michael Stephens completed his Bachelors in English Literature and his Masters in AngloIrish Literature at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Co. Derry. He moved to USA in 1985 after being accepted to a Ph.D program in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Graduated in 1994 with a Ph.D. Moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 1996 and was hired by Johnson and Wales University as an Associate Professor in English the same year.

Education

PhD
Bowling Green State University

MA
University of Ulster

BA
University of Ulster

“Local Singer Revisits the “Wasteground” of His Youth (Newspaper)
Creative Loafing Charlotte
May 16, 2018
www.clclt.com

American Academy of Religion

Death in Tibet and the USA
Panel Presentation
Southwestern Popular Culture Association Conference
Southwestern Popular Culture Association
Marriott Hotel, Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque
NM
United States

Imagery in St. Teresa of Avila’s “Interior Castle”
Paper
American Academy of Religion Southeast Regional Meeting 2023-24
American Academy of Religion
Beatty & Tate Center, Liberty Street, Charleston, SC
Charleston
United States

Welcoming the Wild: Spiritual Gardening with Weeds
Paper
2023 Southwest Annual Popular/American Culture Association
Southwest Popular Culture Association
Uptown Marriot, Albuquerque
Albuquerque