Department of English

Bill Dodd was born in Lancaster, U.K., and studied at Oxford University. He now lives in Tuscany, Italy. For over forty years he was a Professor of English Literature in the universities of Bologna and Siena. In 1987-88 he taught at the University of California in Santa Cruz as visiting professor. He has published many studies of Shakespeare’s plays (King Lear, Othello, Measure for Measure, Hamlet, among others), focusing above all on the theory of Shakespearean character and the nature of dramatic dialogue.

Meet new Creative Writing faculty Megan Mayhew Bergman and Spring Ulmer, at this reading and reception. Books will be available for signing, and light refreshments will be served.

“Decoding the Mueller Investigation” a Meet the Press talk and discussion with Wired and CNN journalist Garrett Graff

Meet the Press presents Dwight Garner ‘88, New York Times chief book critic: “How Middlebury College Turned Me Into a Book Critic”

Seeing Things
On the ethics of place and space in the era of Instagram

The Middlebury Fellows in Narrative Journalism — Nicole Pollack, Yvette Shi, Alexandra Burns, and Maria José Correa — have completed a year-long project of podcasts that asked students the question, “How Did You Get Here?” The fellows have crafted 13 unique and compelling digital portraits of students who have described their journeys to Middlebury. Please join us to watch and listen to these stories. Refreshments will be served!

Senior Reception for the Department of English & American Literatures.