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Ren Denton

Professor of English

 https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2184-8942
20132026

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Ren Denton is a scholar-educator with a PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where she received rigorous training in scholarship and teaching. Her research and teaching emphasis is American Literature, particularly African American Literature and Southern Literature. Her reading interests gravitate toward texts that draw on the grotesque, magical realism, and Gothic elements. Her work sits at the intersection of literary theory, narratology, and pedagogy, examining what texts teach about power dynamics, historical trauma, cultural practices, and social impact. Her scholarship and pedagogy focus on developing students’ close reading skills, critical and analytical thinking, writing, perspective taking, and ethical reasoning. As a collaborator on the digital humanities project Digital Yoknapatawpha, she has published pedagogical approaches that integrate digital tools with humanistic inquiry, historical thinking, and interpretive analysis. Professor Denton joined Georgia Southern University in 2026.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Memphis

MFA in Creative Writing, University of Memphis

Master of Arts in English (Textual Studies), University of Memphis

Graduate Certificate in African American Literature , University of Memphis

Bachelor of Arts in English, Cum Laude, University of Tennessee, Martin

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Literature and Literary Theory

Disciplines

  • American Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • Digital Humanities

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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