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Colin Bishoff

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Graduate Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record

Colin Bishoff is a PhD student in Creative Writing and First-Year Writing instructor at the University of Georgia. He holds a BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Georgia and an MFA in fiction from Georgia College & State University. 

While his creative work explores his experiences of growing up in the religious South, his critical work is grounded in media and adaptation theory. Before beginning his graduate studies, Colin taught English as a foreign language in the South Korean public school system for four years.

Education:

MFA, Fiction Writing, Georgia College and State University, 2023

BA, English, The University of Georgia, 2014

Selected Publications:

“Girls, Ghouls, and Ghosts: The Satanic Feminism of the Swedish Metal Band Ghost.” Satanism and Feminism in Popular Culture: Not Today Satan, Amsterdam University Press. (forthcoming).

"Five Minutes of Pure Cinema." failbetter, 2025. Link

“The Underworld as a Space of Mental Illness: American McGee’s Alice and Madness Returns.” Literature and Film Quarterly (Fall 2024) Link

Review of John Brandon's Penalties of June for the Southern Review of Books  Link

Interview with John Brandon for the Southern Review of Books Link

 

Events featuring Colin Bishoff
Sanford Hall Room 209

The Creative Writing Program welcomes writer Shastri Akella for a night of reading and conversations.
 
Shastri Akella's debut novel "The Sea Elephants" has been published by Flatiron Books (USA, Canada) and Penguin (India). He was a writing resident at the Fine Arts Works Center (2021) and the Oak Springs Garden Foundation (2023). He'…

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