Stephen Curley

Stephen Curley has taught at Texas A&M University at Galveston for more than thirty years and has witnessed most of the development he describes in this manuscript. He has chaired the interdisciplinary General Academics department, originated the Maritime Studies degree program there, and served the campuses Elderhostel as a speaker. Holding a Ph.D. in English from Rice University, he has written about film and war and since 1999 served as the area chair for sea literature at the Popular...See more

Stephen Curley has taught at Texas A&M University at Galveston for more than thirty years and has witnessed most of the development he describes in this manuscript. He has chaired the interdisciplinary General Academics department, originated the Maritime Studies degree program there, and served the campuses Elderhostel as a speaker. Holding a Ph.D. in English from Rice University, he has written about film and war and since 1999 served as the area chair for sea literature at the Popular Culture/American Culture Association meetings. See less