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Lisa Maurizio

Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

Pettengill Hall, Room 206

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

Pettengill Hall,

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

Pettengill Hall, Room 204

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

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

Liana J. Brent

Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

Pettengill Hall, Room 208

lbrent@bates.edu | 207-753-6922

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

Lisa Landoe Hedrick

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Hedge Hall, Room 211

lhedrick@bates.edu | 207-786-6479

Sylvia A. Federico

Professor of English

Hathorn Hall, Room 312

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

Alison Melnick

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

Hedge Hall, Room 207

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

Austin C. Smith

Associate Professor of Economics

Pettengill Hall, Room 272

asmith13@bates.edu | 207-786-6085

Economics of Education, Health Economics, labor economics

Mark L. Tizzoni

Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

Pettengill Hall, Room 202

mtizzoni@bates.edu

cultural and intellectual history, Early Middle Ages, ethnicity, history, history of identity, late antiquity, Late Latin, Latin language, Latin poetry, medieval studies, post-Roman world, premodern African history, premodern Iberia, premodern North Africa, race and ethnicity