Stephen L. Bishop is a Professor in the departments of Africana Studies and Languages, Cultures & Literatures (French) and Associate Dean for Humanities. He holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Illinois, a J.D. from the University of Michigan, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in French and Francophone Studies from the University of Michigan. He works primarily on African literature and culture in the areas of Law and Literature, representations of guilt and shame, comparative feminisms, and narratives of violence in Africa.