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Television research is like a CSI episode.  The culprit can hide in communication, sociology, psychology, and just about any other type of database.  Give yourself time and search systematically; you’ll find everything you need to make your case. 

The Story of Opera by Bates Professor James Parakilas is a feast for all the senses.

Attendees of the inauguration of Clayton Spencer were treated to the premier of “The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm,” by Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, William Matthews. While this setting of Wallace Stevens’ poem was for a full orchestra and chorus, Matthews’ most recent recording, “A Book of Hours,” garners large rewards from small ensembles.

Whitehouse Professor Erica Rand explores the worlds of sport and desire in her latest book, “Red Nails, Black Skates: Gender, Cash, and Pleasure on and off the Ice.”

Why does a song become a hit? What mix of timing and competition lands one artist’s work at the top of the charts while another’s barely registers?

Bates History Professor John Cole’s “Between the Queen and the Cabby” provides a first-ever English translation of the pamphlet “The Rights of Women”