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Jonathan J. Cavallero

Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Pettigrew Hall, Room 307

jcavalle@bates.edu | 207-755-5937

Charles I. Nero

Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Prof of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Pettigrew Hall, Room 303

cnero@bates.edu | 207-786-6415

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September 4, 2025

A call from home

How do you convey the deepest, sweetest batch of parental emotion to your child when you’ve just returned from a sweaty, last-minute odyssey all around Lewiston…

September 4, 2025

Picture Story: The Bates Class of 2029 Begins Its Journey

On Aug. 28, the 497 members of the Bates Class of 2029 finally arrived on campus. Current students, faculty, and staff welcomed them with open arms; it was hard to turn a corner without finding a Bates community member offering directions or helping a new student unload their luggage. Bates athletes, pictured below in front of Page Hall, carted the heavy items from cars to dorms.

September 4, 2025

Pulling mussels: Bates researchers spend the summer studying …

A research team from Bates spent the summer investigating Maine's disappearing shellfish, the blue mussel.

Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Faculty

Lauren L. Buisker

Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies and Director of Debate

Jonathan J. Cavallero

Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Stephanie Kelley-Romano

Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Charles I. Nero

Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Prof of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Future Students