David R. George Jr.
Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies
Associations
Hispanic Studies Department Chair
Roger Williams Hall, Room 305
European Studies
Roger Williams Hall, Room 305
Asian Studies
About
David R. George, Jr. received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2003 and has been Lecturer in Spanish at Bates College since 2000. He teaches courses on Spanish literature and film, Iberian integration in Europe, and Hispano-Asian connections, in addition to all levels of Spanish language.
David has published more than 30 articles and book chapters on a variety of aspects of nineteenth and twentieth-century Spanish literature, film, and television, including issues of cultural exchange and travel between Spain and Asia. He is co-author of the volumes Historias de la pequeña pantalla. Representaciones históricas en la televisión de la España democrática (Iberoamericana 2009), Televising Restoration Spain: History and Fiction in Twenty-First Century Costume Dramas (Palgrave-Macmillan 2018), and Approaches to Teaching the Works of Benito Pérez Galdós (Modern Language Association, forthcoming). He is also the author of annotated editions of Leopoldo Ala’s Doña Berta (LinguaText 2008) and Benito Pérez Galdós’s Tormento (LinguaText 2012). His current research deals with the influence of Japanese culture in Spain from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.
David serves on the executive board of the Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas as the Editor of Anales Galdosianos, an international peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the study of the literature of nineteenth-century Spanish realist Benito Pérez Galdós and his contemporaries.
Expertise
Current Courses
Fall Semester 2025
Introduction to Europe
This course introduces students to major themes in European Studies, considering the dynamic processes by which Europe and European identities have been defined since the Cold War. Students examine, among other questions, how Europe has changed in the wake of new economic and political realities, wi…
On the Road to Spain
This course examines Spain as a global crossroads, exploring how diverse travelers and migrants have experienced, imagined, and shaped Spanish culture from the 19th century to the present. Students study literature, journalism, film, food culture, and the arts to understand Spain as both a real and …
Elementary Spanish
Designed for students with minimal experience in Spanish or another Romance language who wish to begin Spanish, this course introduces essential constructions and vocabulary. The class emphasizes oral proficiency and the development of reading and writing skills while fostering a cross-cultural unde…
Senior Thesis
A capstone project, which may take the form of a written research paper, literary or cultural analysis, translation project, creative project, or digital portfolio, designed in consultation with the faculty advisor. Students register for HISP 457 in the fall semester. Majors writing an honors thesis…