Benjamin Barton

Ben Barton is an Information Literacy Librarian and scholar of contemporary literature living and working in Portland, Maine. He holds a BA in English from Williams College and an MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature from the University of Essex. Ben’s research focuses on the ecological critique of fiction of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is especially interested in maximalism, trash, and oil. At USM Ben teaches English 100 and English 102, and works in the library’s Research and Instruction Department, where he facilitates course-integrated information literacy instruction. When not in the library or the classroom, he can be found watching the Hearts of Pine, enjoying live music, or exploring Maine.