Dr Benjamin Carson received his MA in Critical Theory in 1999 and acquired his PhD in May 2005 both from the University of Nebraska, where he has acted as Teaching Assistant for six years. Benjamin’s publications include entries in the Encyclopedia of Native American Authors and The Feminist Encyclopedia of African American Literature. He has already published work on Edith Wharton in Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (32: 2003), whilst an article on Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari was featured in Rhizomes (7:2003). Benjamin’s article on “Flannery O’Connor, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and the Theologico-Political Implications of 9/11” was published by the Online Journal of Education,Media and Health. His research interests include African, Native, Asian and twentieth-century American Literatures, as well as an interest in women’s studies, Chicana/o Literature and Critical Theory.