Faculty

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Charles I. Nero

Benjamin E. Mays '20 Distinguished Prof of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Pettigrew Hall, Room 303 | Pettigrew Hall, Room 303

cnero@bates.edu | 207-786-6415

African American literary studies, African-American studies, American studies, critical race theory, cultural studies, film studies, LGBTQ issues in film and literature, literary and rhetorical criticism, popular culture studies, queer theory and studies, race and Hollywood film

Tyler A. Harper

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Hedge Hall, Room 112

tharper@bates.edu | 207-786-6289

Karen Melvin

Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History

Pettengill Hall, Room 123 | Pettengill Hall, Room 123

kmelvin@bates.edu | 207-786-8208

charity and religion, colonial Mexico, early modern Catholic world, early modern history, history, history of religion, Latin American history, urban history

B. Christine McDowell

Associate Professor of Theater

Pettigrew Hall, Room 206

bmcdowel@bates.edu | 207-786-6189

architectural drafting, costume design, costume history, figure drawing, historical clothing reconstruction, material culture studies, pattern drafting and draping, scenic painting, Set Design

Hiroya Miura

Associate Professor of Music

Olin Arts Center, Room 254

hmiura@bates.edu | 207-786-6136

composition and music theory, contemporary and 20th century music theory, contemporary performance practice, Japanese court music

Cynthia M. Baker

Professor of Religious Studies

Hedge Hall, Room 203 | Hedge Hall, Room 203

cbaker@bates.edu | 207-786-6308

early Christian studies, early Rabbinic Judaism, feminist and queer theory, gender and religion, gender and religion in the late ancient Mediterranean and Middle East, historiography of religion, Jewish studies, material culture and historiography of Jews and Judaism, New Testament, The Bible

Jessica L. Anthony

Senior Lecturer in English

Hathorn Hall, Room 300

janthony@bates.edu | 207-786-6314

Sally M. Wood

Visiting Lecturer in Theater

Schaeffer Theatre,

swood2@bates.edu | 207-786-6187

Anita S. Charles

Senior Lecturer in Education and Director of Secondary Teacher Education

Pettengill Hall, Room 308

acharles@bates.edu | 207-786-8349

adolescent literacy, comparative education, public education reform, special education, teacher education

Pavel Bacovsky

Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics

Pettengill Hall, Room 171

pbacovsky@bates.edu | 207-755-5964

American politics, comparative politics, Leisure activities and politics, New technologies in politics, political psychology, Youth political behavior