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Lisa R. Gilson

Assistant Professor of Politics

American political thought, contemporary political theory, democratic theory, history of political thought, literature and politics, political theory, Social Movements

Lucy C. Britt

Assistant Professor of Politics

lbritt3@bates.edu | 207-786-6457

African American Political Thought, Feminist Political Theory and Pop Culture, Memorials and Memory, political theory, Race and Politics, Race and Whiteness in U.S.

Michael Sargent

Associate Professor of Psychology

msargent@bates.edu | 207-786-6277

implicit social cognition, intergroup cognition, political psychology, political psychology, social cognition, social psychology

Temitope A. Noah

Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana

tnoah@bates.edu | 207-786-6436

Seulgie Lim

Assistant Professor of Politics

slim@bates.edu | 207-786-6131

African feminisms, Gender and politics, Gender in Africa, Gender quotas, Human Rights, International politics, International relations, Islam and Politics, Senegal, Sub-Saharan African politics, Women's rights

John R. Baughman

Professor of Politics

jbaughma@bates.edu | 207-786-6465

American political development, American political parties, American political theory, elections, political institutions, U.S. Congress

Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz

Professor of Politics

cperezar@bates.edu

comparative politics, Immigrant and Diaspora studies, immigrant/diaspora-home country political and economic engagement, immigration and democracy, immigration and economic development, Latin American Politics, Mexico, Political violence

David R. Cummiskey

Professor of Philosophy

dcummisk@bates.edu | 207-786-6286

biomedical ethics, Buddhist moral and political philosophy, clinical medical ethics, intercultural bioethics, intercultural ethics, Kantian ethics and consequentialism, moral philosophy, political philosophy, rawls and political liberalism

Dale E. Chapman

Professor of Music

dchapman@bates.edu | 207-755-5905

20th century American music, African American music, American studies, critical race theory, cultural studies, historical musicology, jazz studies, popular music studies

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