Biography

Background

Born and raised in a textile-mill town turned suburb in the piedmont of North Carolina, Cameron from an early age was always interested in narrative, history, and culture. He received his B.A. in Language and Literature from North Carolina State University before beginning his graduate career. He enjoys his small hobbies of gardening, pickling, and cooking.

Teaching

At both North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia, Cameron Winter instructed students in first year and upper-level literature courses. He has been recognized for his excellence in teaching with UGA’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and recognized by UGA’s Career Center and AOII for significant, positive impact on students.

& Research

Cameron Winter is working to complete his dissertation, “‘The Monstrous Tinder-Dry Rotten Shell’: The Ruination and Destruction of the Plantation Big House in the Literature of the U.S. South, 1865-1939,” which analyzes the literary plantation ruin of the postbellum period in the U.S. South. He has also published articles in both Mississippi Quarterly and South Atlantic Review. Cameron Winter has presented at several conferences, often presenting research on Southern, African-American, and circum-Caribbean literature.