Owen Cantrell (PhD, Georgia State University [2015]) is a scholar, teacher, and writer living in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an Americanist and has written on topics such as Midwestern literature; popular culture and music (Bruce Springsteen, folk music, Walt Disney); and 19th century thinkers such as Abraham Lincoln.
HIs courses include: “The Power of ‘Truthiness’: Thinking and Writing Empirically in a Post-Fact World" (ENGL 1101); “We Understand, Then, Do We Not: Narrative and Empathy in Fictional Forms” (ENGL 1102); "Project Labs: Georgia State University Prison Education Project" (PERS 2001 & 2003); "Make Nostalgia Great Again: Cultural Politics of Nostalgia, 1980-present" (PERS 2003H); and "Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not After You: Pop Culture and Paranoia" (PERS 2003H). Owen works as an Assistant Professor of English at Perimeter College, Georgia State University in Alpharetta, Georgia and as a coordinator of the Georgia State University Prison Education Project. He is the winner of several teaching awards, including: Portnoy Prize for Outstanding Honors Faculty at Perimeter College (2020), Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy Teaching Award (2021), and Outstanding Junior Faculty at Perimeter College (2021).
Digital versions of his CV and Teaching Philosophy are available. Learn more about his work tutoring and teaching in prisons here, watch his Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy talk here, or see his current course offerings here.
HIs courses include: “The Power of ‘Truthiness’: Thinking and Writing Empirically in a Post-Fact World" (ENGL 1101); “We Understand, Then, Do We Not: Narrative and Empathy in Fictional Forms” (ENGL 1102); "Project Labs: Georgia State University Prison Education Project" (PERS 2001 & 2003); "Make Nostalgia Great Again: Cultural Politics of Nostalgia, 1980-present" (PERS 2003H); and "Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not After You: Pop Culture and Paranoia" (PERS 2003H). Owen works as an Assistant Professor of English at Perimeter College, Georgia State University in Alpharetta, Georgia and as a coordinator of the Georgia State University Prison Education Project. He is the winner of several teaching awards, including: Portnoy Prize for Outstanding Honors Faculty at Perimeter College (2020), Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy Teaching Award (2021), and Outstanding Junior Faculty at Perimeter College (2021).
Digital versions of his CV and Teaching Philosophy are available. Learn more about his work tutoring and teaching in prisons here, watch his Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy talk here, or see his current course offerings here.
