Professor of English

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Carnegie Hall 234

Dr. Bates joined the University of Lynchburg in 2008.

Education

• PhD, English – Auburn University, 2005
• MEd, English – Georgia Southwestern State University
• BA Theatre Arts – Appalachian State University

Courses Taught

• Shakespeare 1 and 2
• Literature of the Tudor Dynasty
• The Golden Age
• Literary Criticism
• Literature and Culture
• Composition

Research Interests

• Shakespeare and Early Modern English Literature
• Irish Studies
• Material Culture, Post-colonial/Transnational Studies, Environmental/Place Studies
• Religion and politics in literature
• Textual Scholarship