Margaret Kent Bass
Associate Professor of English and Caribbean and Latin American Studies

Margaret Bass received her B.A. at Wilmington College, her M.Ed. at the University of Mississippi, and her Ph.D. Louisiana State. Her research interests are autobiography studies and literatures of the African Diaspora. Her current research is on the literature and culture of Black Canadians. In addition to scholarly essays, Bass writes creative nonfiction.

She also teaches often during St. Lawrence’s Summerterm. She says Summerterm is “St. Lawrence at its very best -- good times, tough courses, plenty of time to study and play, make new friends.”

Laurie Besanceney ’02 says, “Margaret is an amazing professor; the passion she has for students and the subject she is teaching shines through in every class. I’ve never had as much fun and learned so much in one class as in the classes I’ve taken with her.”

Zoe Stern ’02 says, “Professor Bass is an incredible teacher. Her ability to reach her students and to guide them with faith and confidence is a rare gift. She is a mentor for many of her students and a role model for us as aspiring English teachers. I feel fortunate to have met her and lucky to have been able to experience her classes.”