Stories about "English"
Nature writer Sydney Lea up next in literary reading series
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:45 pm
Veteran poet Sydney Lea, whom author Michael Pollan called “as fine…
Open to the World: Spain, ‘down the Plains’ come to Maine as poetry fest begins
Monday, October 31, 2011 6:23 pm
It had to be said: Sometimes, “something gets found in translation, too.”…
Bates presents second annual Translations international poetry festival and conference
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:41 pm
During the first "Translations" poetry festival at Bates College, in 2010, conference organizer Claudia Aburto Guzmán had an encounter that seemed to crystallize the event for her. This innovative festival presented international poets reading their work in the original language, with English translations prepared by Bates faculty and students. Working with Somali poet Omar Ahmed, "it struck me that I was involved in the true practice of communication," says Aburto Guzmán, associate professor of Spanish.
Short-story writer Laura van den Berg continues Language Arts Live
Friday, September 16, 2011 3:39 pm
Laura van den Berg, whose short-story collection was a Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection, reads from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave.
‘Satisfying, challenging’ poet launches Language Arts Live
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:35 pm
The 2011-12 Language Arts Live literary reading series begins with a reading by poet Gregory Pardlo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. Other featured literary figures include Laura van den Berg, a short story author, on Oct. 13, and veteran poet Sydney Lea on Nov. 17.
Getting ready: Sanford Freedman and his English courses
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:16 am
From his second floor office in 154-year-old Hathorn Hall, English professor Sanford…
Bates appoints tenure-track faculty in politics, English, education
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:19 am
Bates' commitment to social justice, its stated values of diversity and equity, and its innovative teaching were all factors that drew three scholars to join the faculty for the 2011-12 academic year. These potentially tenured faculty members have added to our knowledge about political antagonism toward federal courts, the role of the body in Arab American and African American literature, and the cultural and community functions of rural schools.
Therí Pickens, assistant professor of English
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:09 am
Pickens investigates African American and Arab American literature, literary theory and disability issues. She bases her research on the exploration of the nature of awareness itself -- a branch of philosophy called phenomenology.
Bates journalism students help break dam-safety story
Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:02 am
A news story about 93 potentially hazardous dams in Maine, prepared by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, is getting attention all around the state and in Washington, D.C. And Bates students played a crucial role in its development.
One of New Yorker's '20 under 40,' novelist Mengestu to read
Thursday, April 7, 2011 9:37 am
One of the "20 Under 40" writers deemed worth watching by The New Yorker magazine in 2010, novelist Dinaw Mengestu offers a reading at Bates College at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. The event is co-sponsored by the Language Arts Live series of literary readings at Bates and by the Public Scholars Symposium program at the college's Harward Center for Community Partnerships.