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    Sharon Bell

    Sharon Bell

    Modern and Classical Language Studies
    Emeritus Professor of French Translation
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    sbell@kent.edu

    Biography

    Sharon Bell has research interests in literary translation, Caribbean literatures and folklore, and cultural analysis. Among other translations, she has translated "An Appeal to the Sovereigns" (Staël) for Kadish and Massardier-Kenney's Translating Slavery as well as J.S. Alexis' Romancero aux Éoiles. She is currently working on a cultural analysis of Haitian folk tales. 

    Expertise

    French Translation
    Haiti
    Francophone Caribbean and Africa
    Literature
    Folklore
    Translation
    Africa
    Classical or Ancient Language or Literature
    Mythology
    Modern Language or Literature
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