Benjamin Eldon Stevens

Dr. Benjamin Eldon Stevens is a faculty member at Bryn Mawr College, joining the institution from August 1, 2025. He has held academic positions at Bard College, Bryn Mawr College, Hollins University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Trinity University over a two-decade-long career in higher education. His expertise lies at the intersection of classical antiquity and modern speculative genres.

His research focuses on the reception of ancient narratives in science fiction, fantasy, and horror across literature and film, with additional emphasis on Latin literature and the cultural history of the senses. He has made significant scholarly contributions through a monograph, Silence in Catullus (University of Wisconsin Press, 2013), and co-editing four volumes on classical receptions in speculative fiction.

Dr. Stevens is also an accomplished translator of French and Spanish texts. Though no recent publications are listed in the provided text, his sustained engagement with interdisciplinary classical reception studies suggests a continued contribution to humanities scholarship. His work bridges philology, cultural studies, and genre analysis.

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Reed College. A dedicated educator, he has taught at multiple liberal arts institutions across the United States. Outside academia, he pursues language learning—currently studying Icelandic—and enjoys baking.