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English Spring Term Courses

The Middle Ages in England--coming Spring 2007

canterbury gate

English 183/383: the Middle Ages in England let us study medieval English literature on site in 2005. Though our home base was  London and we visited many medieval places there, we frequently ventured to other parts of the country connected in a significant way to the literary works we read. A trip to Wales, for example, helped us envision the remoteness and beauty of the section of the British Isles that spawned many of the medieval Celtic legends of heroism and magic. In addition to such day trips, this course also offered one extended excursion to emphasize an important aspect of medieval English culture. This time I planned a trip to Glastonbury, the place where, according to legend, Arthur and Guinevere are buried. See the slideshow from the 2003 trip!
English 183/383
Professor Ute Stargardt

Posted: Wed, September 22nd, 2004 at 4:08PM

 

More than a third of all Alma students take part in at least one performance each year. The College offers majors in theatre, dance and music, but students of all majors may join in productions. The Remick Heritage Center for the Performing Arts is the region’s premiere performing arts facility.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Carol Bender

Dr. Carol Bender
Departments: English

Dr. Carol Bender, professor of English, has had a special interest in African-American literature since her guest professorship at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where the faculty she worked with had tremendous expertise in the subject. Much of her professional writing and scholarship focuses on black women writers such as Gwendolyn Brooks and Gloria Naylor.

Her other interest, women’s literature, stems from her curiosity in women’s studies, a program she and a colleague started at Alma in 1992.

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