Alexandre Johnston

Alexandre Johnston is a Departmental Lecturer in Greek Literature at the University of Oxford, affiliated with University College. His academic journey includes degrees from Edinburgh and Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, followed by a PhD at Edinburgh funded by the Carnegie Trust. He previously held a Leverhulme Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and was a Junior Research Fellow at University College (2019-23).

His research focuses on archaic and classical Greek thought, religion, and comparative studies with the ancient Near East. Current projects include a book on religion in Sophocles’ tragedies and collaborative volumes on divine agency and Near Eastern connections. He is also initiating a project on 'Healing Gods: Medicine, Religion, and Rationality in Early Greece and the Ancient Near East.'

Johnston’s publications span Sophocles, Homer, Pindar, and comparative mythology. He has reviewed major works in classical studies and co-edited interdisciplinary volumes. His fellowships include roles at Verona, Venice, and Jena, alongside Leverhulme and Carnegie Trust support.

He advises students through his teaching and research supervision, though no explicit student list is provided. His work bridges classical literature, intellectual history, and cross-cultural analysis, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary approaches.