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About Me
Research Interests: Rhetoric/composition; African American literature; contemporary American literature
Social Change Interests: Education accessibility and equality
Joined Walden: 2017
Location: Oregon
About Ben:
I have been teaching English for 20 plus years. I love working with students, hearing their ideas, and learning about writing and other subjects with them. I completed my dissertation on the contemporary African American novel, and I have completed additional work on authors William Faulkner, Langston Hughes, Suzan-Lori Parks and other twentieth century authors. While I place most of my efforts on producing scholarship, I occasionally write short fiction and poetry. I currently live in Oregon with my wife, and I love watching the Portland Trail Blazers in my free time. My PhD is from Southern Illinois University.
Highlights
Foster, B. (2020). “Back from Wars.” Delta Poetry Review, 2(5), 25.
Foster, B. (2020). “Rivers Speak Back.” Delta Poetry Review, 2(5), 26.