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Lisa Maurizio

Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

lmaurizi@bates.edu | 207-786-8391

Archaic and classical Greek religion, Greek and Roman history and religion, Greek and Roman mythology and literature, mythology, oral poetry, oral studies and gender studies, women’s history

Laurie O'Higgins

Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

dohiggin@bates.edu

18th century Irish history, classical reception, Greek literature, Greek religion, Greek religion, Homer, women in classical antiquity

Henry J. Walker

Senior Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies

hwalker@bates.edu | 207-786-8320

ancient languages and literatures, ancient myth and society, how literature and myth reflect social and religious institutions in ancient Greece and India

Cynthia M. Baker

Professor of Religious Studies

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

Liana J. Brent

Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

lbrent@bates.edu | 207-753-6922

Funerary Archaeology, Latin Inscriptions, Roman Burial Practices, Roman Slavery, Roman Society and Culture

Alison Melnick

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

amelnick@bates.edu | 207-786-6318

18th Century Tibetan History, Asian religious history, Chinese borderland religions, Gender and Authority in Tibet, gender and religion, Hagiography in Asian contexts, Privilege studies, Religion and Gender in Asia, Religions of China, Religions of South Asia, Tibetan religion, Tibetan religion and history

Sylvia A. Federico

Professor of English

sfederic@bates.edu | 207-786-6317

Anglo-Norman and Anglo-Latin literature and history, Benedictine manuscript culture, Chaucer, French literary and historical connections to England, Iberian and Italian literary and historical connections to England, late medieval literary London, manuscript studies, medieval studies, Middle English language and culture, Middle English literature

Austin C. Smith

Associate Professor of Economics

asmith13@bates.edu | 207-786-6085

Economics of Education, Health Economics, labor economics

Halla A. Attallah

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

hattallah@bates.edu | 207-786-6372

disability and religion, early Islamic history, feminist and queer theory, feminist and womanist interpretations of the Bible., Feminist readers of the Qur'an, gender and religion, Qur'anic Studies, stories of the Hebrew Bible

Emma Ianni

Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

eianni@bates.edu | 207-786-6160