Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter

Special Lecturer
Office: 378 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 854-8340
Email: bennettc@oakland.edu

Biography

Ben Bennett-Carpenter has taught at OU since 2005, including courses in Writing and Rhetoric, Liberal Studies, and the Honors College. Bennett-Carpenter is the author of Information Rhetorics (Routledge 2026), Explaining Jesus (Lexington 2019), and Death in Documentaries (Brill 2018). Publications also include chapters/articles in Kenneth Burke and His Circles, L.A (SO) the Story Goes, Zygon, and Cosmos and History. He is a co-founder / co-editor of a small contemporary poetry publication. Bennett-Carpenter has served in a number of capacities at Oakland University, including as a member of the First Year Writing Committee; Faculty Mentor to students for the Bachelor of Integrative Studies program; and member of the Grizz Writes and the Writing Excellence Award committees.

Education

Ph.D. in Religion & Culture.  Cognate area: Media Studies.  The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
M.A. in Clinical Psychology. Michigan School of Psychology.
M.A. in Religious Studies. The University of Denver.
B.A. in Literature and Biblical & Theological Studies. Wheaton College, Illinois.

44 credit hours of graduate coursework in writing-focused and related areas.

Courses Taught

WRT 1020 Basic Writing

WRT 1050 Composition I

WRT 1060 Composition II

WRT 2070 Writing for Digital Media

HC 2040 Honors College: Western Civilization

LBS 1000 Exploration of the Arts & Sciences