Tag Archives: William Faulkner

The American South, Trapped in the Past

By Robin Bates | Published: January 31, 2013

The reactionary South is like Emily in Faulkner’s story, clinging to a dead love while the world moves on.

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Using Faulkner to Counter Racist Madness

By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2012

Faulkner’s “Absolon, Absolon” is a continuing resource for countering the madness of racism.

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Faulkner and a Love for the Liberal Arts

By Robin Bates | Published: March 28, 2011

Dr. Joseph Urgo wove William Faulkner into his inauguration speech as the new president of St. Mary’s College. Above all, Urgo said, “St. Mary’s exists in the public trust, offering the love of liberal learning–an impassioned, dedicated, humanistic endeavor—to all segments of society.”

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Shadow Projections on the President

By Robin Bates | Published: September 18, 2009

A couple of months ago I wondered on this blog whether some of the vitriolic attacks on Obama (as distinguished from reasoned disagreement) were driven by racism, and now I see that others are wondering the same, including Maureen Dowd and Jimmy Carter.  But a reader of Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish has a more […]

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