Biography

B.A. Rutgers University

M.F.A. Rosemont College

Michael R. Fisher is an instructor in the Writing Arts program, specializing in first year writing. He has been with Rowan since 2016, teaching College Composition I & II, as well as Intensive Comp. A graduate of the Rosemont College MFA program in creative writing, Professor Fisher also holds a BA in English and theater arts from Rutgers University. Writing and research interests include arts criticism, pop culture, composition theory, lexicography, and linguistics.

Courses

College Composition I & II, Intensive College Composition, Creative Writing I & II, Sophomore Engineering Clinic

Research Interests

Arts criticism, pop culture, lexicography and linguistics

Publications

Fisher, Michael R. “Going in and Out of Style: The Beatles and the Sixties Rock Canon in the Twenty-First Century.” Rock Music Studies, 25 Dec. 2019, DOI: 10.1080/19401159.2019.1706279

Fisher, Michael R. “‘Bursts of Voguish Linguistic Methane’: Analyzing Solecisms with David Foster Wallace.” Paper presented at American Literature Association 32nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA, 10 July 2021