Saeed Jones is an essential author as well as a powerful voice in the world of literary activism, and his writing often takes on questions of identity. Formerly a major contributor at Buzzfeed, he ...

The Department of English Alumni Lecture series brings in nationally prominent writers and scholars twice each year to talk about ideas and issues related to the study of English. These lectures are ...

Maurice Wallace speaks on: “King’s Vibrato: Speech, Power, and the Sounds of Blackness,” 3/29, 7:30, Pettengill Hall, G52. Presented collaboratively by the Departments of English at Bates and Bowdoin ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Emeritus Professor David Bradley died just short of his 91st birthday. One of the four founding members of the Department of English at ...