Mike Lehman

Mike Lehman is a Visiting Lecturer and Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, and Communication. His research focuses on reimagining human rights and belonging through border studies and migrant narratives, emphasizing literature as a site of resistance. He teaches courses on multimodal communication, refugee narratives, and border rhetorics.

Education:

• PhD in English, Emory University
• MA in English, University of West Florida
• BA in English and History, University of West Florida

Research Interests: Lehman's work bridges postcolonial studies and global migration, examining how migrant experiences reshape literary and cultural frameworks. His scholarship appears in Crossings: Journal of Migration & Culture, Ariel: A Review of International English Literature, and edited collections. He advocates for multilingual writing pedagogy to foster inclusive academic environments.

Publications highlight transnational themes, with a focus on decolonizing narratives and the intersection of migration aesthetics with global connectivity.