About
Steven Pokornowski is a writer and editor. They are currently a lecturer at the University of Michigan. They hold a PhD and an MA in English from University of California, Santa Barbara, and a BALAS in English and Psychology from University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. Originally from the South side of Chicago, Steve's research and teaching focus on how the histories and language of biomedicine and health intersect with the cultural imagination. They attend in particular to the ways in which cultural, medical, and social structures shape and are shaped by race, sex and sexuality, and disability. They have published on the cultural politics of contagion, violence, and zombies. They're a lifelong learner who is always excited to pick up new skills and they live with their partner and a pack of two dogs and three cats.
