Chelsea Rogers

Assistant Professor of English
Norris Hall
P843-863-7431 / Ecrogers@csuniv.edu

CREDENTIALS

Ph.D. in English Literature, University of South Carolina; M.A. in English, University of North Florida; B.A. in English, University of Florida

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Dr. Chelsea Rogers is an Assistant Professor at Charleston Southern University. She received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Her dissertation focused on the representations of witness and masculinity concerning young black males in Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Her research interests include connections between 20th and 21st-century Adolescent Literature and facets of representation, as well as African American Studies, Graphic Novels, Religion, and Science Fiction.

Your Purpose. Our Mission.

As faculty members, we are to understand the multifaceted purpose of each student which entails 1) helping students to grasp who God has called each of them to be as individuals and 2) working diligently on the path towards success and growth both spiritually and academically. The calling of each student, integrated with the pursuit of excellence, is the focus of our mission at CSU.

Chelsea Rogers

Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowship, University of South Carolina
USC English Departmental Fellowship, University of South Carolina
Delores Auzenne Fellowship, University of North Florida

Hawthorne, Chelsea D. with Kathleen A. Carroll, Eds. The Carolina Reader for English 101. Plymouth, MI: Hayden-McNeil, 2021.

Hawthorne, Chelsea D. “Retelling to Recovery: Storytelling as Healing in Beloved and Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo.” The Race Conference. Monmouth University. Fall 2019.

Hawthorne, Chelsea D. “Holding the Match: A Realistic Analysis of those Responsible for The Girl on Fire.” The Intra-Disciplinary Diversity: Approaches to English Conference. University of North Florida. Spring 2017.