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Cates Baldridge is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College, teaching courses ranging from introductory literary analysis to advanced seminars on 19th-century British literature, literary theory, and contemporary critical practices. He has been actively involved in guiding senior thesis projects in both creative and critical writing, emphasizing close textual analysis and interdisciplinary approaches.
In research, Baldridge specializes in Victorian and 19th-century literature, with notable focus on authors like Dickens, Hardy, and Brontë, alongside modern writers such as J.M. Coetzee. His work explores themes of identity, power dynamics, and narrative structure, often employing literary theory frameworks like psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, and eco-criticism. He has authored three books, including *The Dialogics of Dissent in the English Novel* (1994) and *Prisoners of Prester John* (2012), which examine historical and literary intersections across genres.
Baldridge’s courses emphasize critical engagement with texts and their broader cultural contexts, with recent offerings including *The Romantic Revolution* and *The Novels of J.M. Coetzee: Ethics and Empire*. His scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary theoretical concerns, demonstrating sustained commitment to literary interpretation’s societal relevance.
