Stories about "English"
Meet new faculty: Katie Adkison and what the Bard tells us about the power of voice
Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:51 am
In early modern English literature, the spoken voice becomes a sensation with considerable power, says Adkison, a new assistant professor of English. Shakespeare shows how.
Seeking lessons — and hope — in the depths of disaster
Friday, April 17, 2020 10:32 am
Meet members of the Bates faculty who are watching COVID-19 and wondering what it has to teach us in terms of the human experience.
Q&A: Three alumni poets honor the ‘perfect teacher of undergraduates,’ poet Rob Farnsworth
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 1:49 pm
As 'retirement urges sweet return,' Bates salutes poet Rob Farnsworth, who leaves the classroom after 26 years.
Literary symposium spotlights new scholars, new approaches
Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:39 am
Young scholars from diverse backgrounds brought fresh approaches to early modern literature at a Bates College symposium on Sept. 26.
Video: One student’s Bates life through the eyes and lens of a classmate
Friday, March 11, 2016 12:04 pm
This is what biochem major Dylan Ray '16 saw and learned when he filmed English and theater major Allie Freed '16.
Poet Jamaal May to read March 23; Dutton reading is canceled
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 2:06 pm
Danielle Dutton and Jamaal May, both with books appearing in the coming weeks, appear in Bates College's Literary Arts Live series in March.
Language Arts Live returns with famed poet from Northern Ireland
Friday, May 8, 2015 9:39 am
Bates College welcomes prize-winning Northern Irish poet Sinèad Morrissey for a reading on May 8.
Professor Emerita of English Carole Anne Taylor dies at age 71
Monday, March 16, 2015 9:52 am
A scholar, teacher and champion of social justice, Taylor was a member of the Bates faculty from 1978 to her retirement in 2011.
Award-winning Arab-Israeli author, humorist presents film, talk
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 8:48 am
Bates College presents a film about the struggles of Arab-Israeli co-existence and a talk by the film's screenwriter, an Arab-Israeli journalist and novelist described as "the best Hebrew writer working today.”
Novelist and journalist Ruveni Freeman ’94 reads at Muskie Archives
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 11:50 am
The Language Arts Live series at Bates College presents Ruveni Freeman in a reading from her work on March 11.