Biography
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
Culture Studies
MA, University of Ulster
Anglo Irish Literature
BA, University of Ulster
American Literature
“”Local Singer Revisits the “Wasteground” of His Youth.” Stephens, M. (May 16, 2018)
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American Academy of Religion
Southwestern Popular Culture Association Conference, “Death in Tibet and the USA,” Southwestern Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, United States. (February 22, 2025).
American Academy of Religion Southeast Regional Meeting 2023-24, “Imagery in St. Teresa of Avila’s “Interior Castle”,” American Academy of Religion, Charleston, United States. (March 2, 2024).
2023 Southwest Annual Popular/American Culture Association, “Welcoming the Wild: Spiritual Gardening with Weeds,” Southwest Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque. (February 24, 2023).