• B.A., Queens College
• M.A., Queens College
• M.Phil., CUNY Graduate Center

Steven Herran is a lecturer in the Department of English at Lehman College. He received his M.A. at Queens College, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Center, CUNY. In research he focuses on Global and Postcolonial Literatures alongside studies of Modernity, including Secularity and Secularism, Traditionalism, Comparative Religion, Coloniality and Decolonial Theory. His current study explores “traditions of transcendence” as viable decolonial alternatives, particularly through the works of East African migrant writers. These research interests intersect with his teaching to include Global and Postcolonial Literatures, particularly the African novel; Literatures of Diaspora; Critical Race Theory; and Film Studies. His work has been published in The Journal of Religion and Culture and Warscapes Magazine.