Laura Slatkin

Laura Slatkin is Professor of Classical Studies at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and Visiting Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, with additional teaching in NYU's Prison Education Program.

Education:

• Classical Philology, Harvard University
• Classical Philology, University of Cambridge

Her research centers on ancient Greek literary traditions, specializing in early Greek poetry and Athenian drama. Dr. Slatkin has produced significant scholarship on Homeric epics and tragedies by Aeschylus (including Persae) and Sophocles (notably Antigone). Her current work investigates the semantic and conceptual dimensions of phusis (nature) in 5th-century BCE Greek literature, particularly within Athenian tragedy, building on her participation in the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science's 1999-2000 workshop on the "Moral Authority of Nature".

Scientific Awards:

• Senior Fellow, Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies

Dr. Slatkin served as editor-in-chief of Classical Philology and maintains an active academic presence through presentations at institutions including Yale University, City University of New York Graduate Center, and the Center for Hellenic Studies, though documentation of graduate student advising or research grants is unavailable.