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About Benjamin Bergholtz

Benjamin Bergholtz is an Assistant Professor of 20th and 21st century American literature.  He received his PhD from Louisiana State University in 2018, and he was a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech before joining the faculty at Louisiana Tech.  His research interests include the contemporary intersections of global and American literature, critical theory, and aesthetics.  These interests coalesce in his current book project, Swallowing the World: Globalization and the Maximalist Novel, which argues that the maximalist novel is an aesthetic response to globalization and a global phenomenon in its own right. 

Positions

2019 - Present Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University ‐ School of Literature and Language
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August 2018 - August 2019 Marion L Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology ‐ School of Literature, Media, and Communication
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Courses

  • 20th Century American Fiction
  • Critical Strategies: Critical Theory and Popular Culture
  • Contemporary Anglophone Literature
  • Literary Themes and Traditions: The Art of Resistance
  • Postcolonial Literature
  • The Future of American Literature
  • The Empire of English Literature
  • Big Books: Why Bother?
  • Writing about Literature

Education

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August 2018 Ph.D., Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge ‐ English Department
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May 2013 M.A., Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge ‐ English Department
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May 2009 B.A., University of Central Florida ‐ English Literature
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Contact Information

Email: bberg@latech.edu
Phone: 318-257-3563