Sunday, January 10, 2016

When Margaret Atwood tweets Professor Robin Bates' Cli-Fi Essay, the world listens...



Margaret E. Atwood Tweeted this link to her 1 million followers today!

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When Margaret Atwood tweets Professor Robin Bates' Cli-Fi Essay, the world listens...

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Dr Robin Bates grew up in Sewanee, Tennessee and attended Carleton College. After two years as a journalist, he attended Emory University, writing his dissertation on the Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett. He taught for a year at Morehouse College and came to St. Mary’s College in 1981. He has published numerous academic articles on film, won two Fulbright awards to Slovenia, and self-published a book, How Beowulf Can Save America. He maintains a daily blog called Better Living through Beowulf. His three sons all attended St. Mary’s.

Courses Recently Taught

  • ENGL 355. British Fantasy
  • ENGL 420. Theories of the Reader
  • ENGL 355. Couples Comedy in 18th Century Britain
  • CORE 101. Jane Austen and the Dating Game
  • ENGL 390. Madness and Literature

Education

  • 1973 - B.A. - History - Carleton College
  • 1978 - M.A. - English - Emory University
  • 1981 - Ph.D. - English - Emory University

Areas of Expertise

  • 18th Century British Literature
  • Film
  • Theories of the Reader
  • British Literature
  • Fantasy Literature
  • The Novel

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