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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. 

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