Christopher Irving
Senior Instructor
352-638-9734cirving@beaconcollege.eduEducation
- M.F.A. from Florida Atlantic University: English-Creative Writing
- B.A. from Florida Atlantic University: English Literature and Multimedia Studies
Areas of Study
College composition; American modernist literature; lage 19th century colonial literature; science-fiction literature; dystopic and utopic literature
海角社区 Christopher Irving
Christopher Irving is a senior instructor of humanities at 海角社区, where he teaches college composition, rhetoric, science-fiction literature, media literacy, and film history.
He holds a bachelor of arts in English, a bachelor of arts in multimedia studies (specifically film and video), and a master of fine arts in creative writing with an emphasis on dystopic, utopic, and post-apocalyptic literature. His thesis novel, “The World Will be Better Tomorrow: A Story of Post-Apocalyptic Sarcasm” examines the lack of preparation in industrial societies for even the most ordinary social dilemmas. He has published both fiction and nonfiction fiction in journals and magazines relating to his field of study including Variety, the Journal of Nature, the Journal of Utopian Studies, and several state and national periodicals.
Publications
- 鈥淚nitials鈥� poem 04/19, Nature Writing Poetry and Literary Journal
- 鈥淚t鈥檚 OK if 鈥楾he Shape of Water鈥� Turned You On鈥� 03/18, Mashable
- 鈥淪equel-laden 鈥楽tar Wars鈥� Must Watch for Death Star,鈥� op-ed piece 02/18, Orlando Sentinel