Michael Von Cannon

Michael Von Cannon is an Instructor II in the Department of Language & Literature at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), specializing in American literature, modernism, and literary theory. He co-edited One True Sentence: Writers & Readers on Hemingway's Art (2022) and co-produces One True Podcast. He is also co-editing the final volume of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway. His research focuses on Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and intersections between literature and environment.

Education: Ph.D. in English (Louisiana State University, 2016); M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Literature (University of York, 2009); B.A. in English (Palm Beach Atlantic University, 2006).

Research Interests: Modernism, war writing, biography, ecological literature, and cultural theory. He explores how literature reflects historical and environmental contexts, particularly in works by Hemingway and Fitzgerald.

Grants/Awards: 2022 Seidler Fellowship (podcasting/public humanities) and 2019 FGCU Venture Capital Grant (digital humanities project).

Service: Board member of the Hemingway Society; advisory editor for the Hemingway Letters Project; co-host of the Hemingway Podcast; member of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society.

Teaching: Courses include modern literature, creative writing, composition, and honors seminars on Joyce and environmental themes.