Stephanie Rountree

Stephanie Rountree is an Associate Professor of English at the University of North Georgia's College of Arts & Letters. Her work bridges American literature/media studies with gender, southern, and critical race studies. She holds a Ph.D. from Georgia State University (2017), specializing in American literature. Rountree co-edited Small-Screen Souths (2017) and Regional Remediation (2021), examining media’s role in shaping southern identity. Her current monograph project, American Anteliberalism, explores post-Emancipation public health policies through literature. She has taught courses on American literature, gender studies, and composition. Rountree’s research appears in Mississippi Quarterly, Carson McCullers in the Twenty-First Century, and Southern Spaces. Prior roles include Postdoctoral Fellowships at Auburn University and teaching at Georgia State University.

• Education: Ph.D., English (American Literature), Georgia State University, 2017
  M.A., English, University of North Florida, 2010
  B.A., English (Creative Writing), Florida State University, 2005

Her research emphasizes the intersection of embodiment, region, and systemic power structures. She interrogates how literature and media reflect and contest narratives of race, gender, and class in the U.S. South. Key themes include antebellum capitalism’s legacy, disability studies, and digital media’s impact on regional identity.

Rountree’s recent publications analyze texts like Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar, Max Vernon’s The View UpStairs, and Eudora Welty’s works. She critiques media representations of southern identity through lenses of queer theory and critical race studies.

• Awards: No explicit awards listed, but recognized via editorial roles and scholarly contributions.

Her teaching focuses on composition and American literature post-1865. She advises students on research integrating cultural critique with historical context.