Faculty
Director: Nolden (German)
Advisory Board: Hall (Spanish), Hickey (English), Weiner (Russian), Young (Classical Studies), Zimmerman (EALL), TBD (David Ward: Chair for Language Chairs)
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Carol Dougherty
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of California (Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Specializes in the literature and culture of Ancient Greece; teaches Greek drama and myth, and the theme of travel in literature.
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Nancy Abraham Hall
Senior Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., Smith College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Specialized in 19th- through 21st-century literature with a focus on Hispanic American narrative and the literary and cultural history of modern Mexico, I am a bilingual scholar, book editor, translator and teacher.
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Thomas Nolden
Professor of German
Staatsexamen, UniversitŠt TŸbingen; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University
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Lawrence A. Rosenwald
Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of American Literature; Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Americanist, translator, performer (music, theater), verse-writer, pacifist
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Edward Silver
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., University of Minnesota (Twin Cities); A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Expert in ancient Israelite prophecy.
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David Ward
Professor of Italian Studies
B.A., University of East Anglia (England); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Italian antifascist culture; 21st century Italian mystery writers; contemporary Italian narrative; postmodern narrative; narrative theory
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Adam Weiner
Associate Professor of Russian
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Teaches Russian language and literature; at Wellesley since 1994.
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Eve Zimmerman
Associate Professor of Japanese
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Columbia University
Modern Japanese literature; how writers (and manga artists) use "girlhood" to express views on gender, sexuality, and history.
