Stories about "English"
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Meet new faculty: Katie Adkison and what the Bard tells us about the power of voice
Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:51 am
In early modern English literature, the spoken voice becomes a sensation with considerable power, says Adkison, a new assistant professor of English. Shakespeare shows how.
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Seeking lessons — and hope — in the depths of disaster
Friday, April 17, 2020 10:32 am
Meet members of the Bates faculty who are watching COVID-19 and wondering what it has to teach us in terms of the human experience.
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Q&A: Three alumni poets honor the ‘perfect teacher of undergraduates,’ poet Rob Farnsworth
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 1:49 pm
As 'retirement urges sweet return,' Bates salutes poet Rob Farnsworth, who leaves the classroom after 26 years.
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Literary symposium spotlights new scholars, new approaches
Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:39 am
Young scholars from diverse backgrounds brought fresh approaches to early modern literature at a Bates College symposium on Sept. 26.
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Video: One student’s Bates life through the eyes and lens of a classmate
Friday, March 11, 2016 12:04 pm
This is what biochem major Dylan Ray '16 saw and learned when he filmed English and theater major Allie Freed '16.
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Language Arts Live returns with famed poet from Northern Ireland
Friday, May 8, 2015 9:39 am
Bates College welcomes prize-winning Northern Irish poet Sinèad Morrissey for a reading on May 8.
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Professor Emerita of English Carole Anne Taylor dies at age 71
Monday, March 16, 2015 9:52 am
A scholar, teacher and champion of social justice, Taylor was a member of the Bates faculty from 1978 to her retirement in 2011.
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Award-winning Arab-Israeli author, humorist presents film, talk
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 8:48 am
Bates College presents a film about the struggles of Arab-Israeli co-existence and a talk by the film's screenwriter, an Arab-Israeli journalist and novelist described as "the best Hebrew writer working today.”
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Novelist and journalist Ruveni Freeman ’94 reads at Muskie Archives
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 11:50 am
The Language Arts Live series at Bates College presents Ruveni Freeman in a reading from her work on March 11.
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Award-winning Arab-Israeli author, humorist, screenwriter to visit
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 4:29 pm
Bates College presents a film about Arab-Israeli co-existence and a talk by the screenwriter, Arab-Israeli journalist Sayed Kashua, on March 11-12.