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Dr Thomas Nelson is a Career Development Fellow at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. He earned his BA and MSt at University College, Oxford, and a PhD at Trinity College, Cambridge. His academic roles include a Research Fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (2018–2021), a Stipendiary Lecturer at Wadham College, Oxford (2021–2022), and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (2022–2024). Research Interests: His work focuses on Greek and Latin literature, exploring Intertextuality in archaic/classical and later literary cultures Political and aesthetic dimensions of ancient texts Hellenistic poetic traditions outside Alexandria Influence of fragmentary epics and papyrological evidence Publications: He authored Markers of Allusion in Archaic Greek Poetry (2023) and is writing a Cambridge Element on Intertextuality and the Myths of Greek Tragedy . He co-edited volumes on Hellenistic aesthetics, Pergamon-Rome cultural influence, and collaboration in ancient literature. Awards & Affiliations: He has held prestigious fellowships including the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Fellowships at Cambridge and Oxford institutions.

• Greek literature
• Latin literature
• Intertextuality
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Dr Alexandra Hardwick is a Stipendiary Lecturer in Classics at Corpus Christi College and Wadham College, University of Oxford. She holds a BA from Queens’ College, Cambridge (2013-16), an MSt in Classical Languages and Literature from Oxford (2016-17), and a DPhil in Classics from Oxford (completed in 2021 with AHRC funding). Her research applies contemporary social science frameworks to ancient Greek texts, focusing on group dynamics, affect theory, and collective emotion in drama, historiography, and poetry. Current projects include Lucian’s Dialogues of the Courtesans and affect theory in Euripides. Teaching encompasses all undergraduate Greek literature papers and postgraduate studies in drama and hexameter poetry, emphasizing critical engagement with complex texts like Aeschylus’ Agamemnon . She is committed to outreach, leading the Opportunity Oxford bridging programme (since 2020), the Wadham Classics Summer School (since 2021), and school workshops to promote Classics access in underserved regions. Publications include a forthcoming monograph Off-Stage Groups in Athenian Drama (Oxford UP) and peer-reviewed articles on crowd psychology in comedy, textual criticism of Sophocles, and interdisciplinary responses to classical gender studies. Her work bridges classical philology, performance studies, and modern social theory.

• Classics
• Ancient Greek Literature
• Social Science Applications
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Dr Rosie Wyles is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University's Department of Classics and Ancient History, affiliated with a UKRI-funded project examining Aristotle's writing. Previously, she held academic roles at institutions including Oxford, Nottingham, and King's College London, teaching Greek literature, ancient history, and reception studies. She has supervised and examined doctorates, serving as an external examiner for the University of Bristol (2019–2021) and currently as an external assessor for the Open University. Her research focuses on the cultural history of antiquity, particularly drama's role in civic identity and performance. Key publications include Costume in Greek Tragedy (2011) and Theatre Props and Civic Identity in Athens (2020). She co-edited volumes on ancient pantomime, the Pronomos vase, and female classical scholars. Current work explores Aristotle's language of emotion and cognition. Rosie actively engages in public outreach, contributing to TV/radio programs and delivering school talks on Classics. She emphasizes broadening access to the discipline through interdisciplinary and pedagogical initiatives.

• Cultural History of the Ancient World
• Drama and Its Reception
• Ancient Theatre
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Dr Rory McInnes-Gibbons is a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. His research focuses on classical reception, particularly the evolving relationship with antiquity, with a specialization in Palmyra in Roman Syria. He co-coordinates the 'Classics and Class in the North-East' project, aiming to enhance access to classical heritage in the region, leveraging Hadrian’s Wall as a focal point. Education: BA and MA in Classics and related fields at Durham University. His doctoral research examined Palmyra’s afterlife in the long 18th century, analyzing its visual and cultural impact. Teaching experience includes modules on Greek tragedy/comedy, Roman history, and Latin language at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Research emphasizes the role of Palmyra’s ruins in Western artistic and architectural imagination, using Robert Wood’s Ruins of Palmyra (1753) as a central text. He advocates for community engagement to democratize classical education beyond academic and elite spaces.

• Classical Reception
• Ancient History
• Roman Syria
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Professor Maria Cecília de Miranda Nogueira Coelho is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) and a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies (2–8 March 2023). Her research focuses on ancient philosophy (sophists), rhetoric, tragedy (especially Euripides), and the reception of classical ideas in Jesuit speeches and Greek drama adaptations. She explores concepts like epideixis in Plato and Gorgias, linking image and discourse. She has a background in mathematics and philosophy, emphasizing argumentation patterns beyond canonical philosophers. Research Expertise: Ancient Greek philosophy (Sophists) Rhetorical traditions and their modern adaptations Classical reception in cinema and religious oratory Plato’s use of epideixis, apodeixis, and epideictic discourse Professional Affiliations: Former President, Sociedade Brasileira de Retórica Visiting Fellow, Institute of Classical Studies (London)

• Ancient Philosophy
• Rhetoric
• Classical Reception Studies
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Dr. Alex Cahill is a Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at the University of Plymouth, affiliated with the School of Art, Design and Architecture. Her work bridges academic scholarship and community engagement, particularly focusing on applying theatre practices to education for sustainable development. She leads postgraduate programs in Theatre and teaches modules such as Applied Practices: Community, Education and Wellbeing , Directing Analysis , and Dramaturgy . Her research explores historical and contemporary theatre practices, including the Catholic Stage Guild of Ireland, Shakespearean politics, and metatheatre. She has collaborated with communities in the UK and USA to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals through participatory theatre projects. Cahill’s publications span topics from director training methodologies to Irish identity in performance. Teaching focuses include self-character analysis, advanced directing techniques, and the intersection of theatre with social justice. Her work emphasizes practical training alongside theoretical exploration, reflecting her dual background in academic research and professional theatre direction in the USA.

• Theatre and Performance Studies
• Community-Based Theatre
• Sustainable Development
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Dr Emily Pillinger is a Senior Lecturer in Classics and Liberal Arts at King’s College London, and Co-Director of the Global Cultures Institute. She holds a PhD from Princeton University (2009) and a Master’s from the University of Oxford. Her research bridges ancient and modern, focusing on music’s role in reinterpreting classical myths, such as her opera project on Penelope from Homer’s Odyssey. She has collaborated with institutions like the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne Festival. Her work emphasizes how ancient texts and myths resonate in contemporary global contexts, particularly through music and interdisciplinary projects. Education: Doctor of Philosophy (2009), Princeton University: Dissertation on ancient prophecy in literature Master of Arts (2001), University of Oxford, Classics Undergraduate degree in Classics, New College, Oxford Research Interests: Her work explores music as a medium for classical reception, ancient poetry (especially Greek and Roman), and letters (epistolography). She investigates how modern compositions like opera give new life to myths like Penelope’s, fostering communities through creativity and activism. Her book Cassandra and the Poetics of Prophecy (2019) analyzes prophetic speech in classical literature. Awards & Projects: Lead investigator for the AHRC-funded Penelope’s Web (2024–2025), creating an opera based on Penelope’s story. Her collaborations include composing a Penelope opera with a contemporary librettist, showcased on a dedicated website. Teaching & Outreach: Teaches Latin literature and Liberal Arts at King’s, including modules on ancient texts in translation. Engages schools and the public through workshops, lectures, and media projects, such as talks on applying to university and A-level topics in classics. Labs & Teams: Active in the Centre for Hellenic Studies and presentPasts initiative, exploring transhistorical cultural interactions. Her work aligns with UN SDG 4 (Quality Education), emphasizing inclusive cultural education.

• Classical Studies
• Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
• Music and Classical Reception
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Dr. Sophie Bocksberger is Lecturer in Ancient Greek Language and Literature at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. She teaches across Greek literature papers and supervises graduate work on early Greek poetry and tragedy. Her research integrates literary analysis with archaeological and religious contexts of archaic/classical Greece. Research examines mythological evolution (particularly Telamonian Ajax), ancient dance practices, and Greek performance culture. Publications include a monograph on Ajax and articles analyzing dance-poetry relationships. Education: BA: University of Lausanne (Classics, Old French, English Literature) DPhil: University of Oxford

• Greek Archaeology
• Ancient Literature
• Greek Religion
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Akrivi Taousiani is a Senior Lecturer in Classics and Language Director at King's College London, specializing in Ancient Greek language pedagogy and Sophoclean drama. Her research examines rhetorical strategies in Greek tragedy, particularly the interplay between persuasion and deception in Sophocles' works. Dr. Taousiani's publications analyze the concept of dolos in Philoctetes and challenge Platonic epistemology through tragic theatricality. She teaches Ancient Greek at all levels and develops curricula on translation theory and classical reception. Her upcoming monograph explores the tragic agon in 5th-century literature, investigating how dramatic conflict structures moral and political discourse. Taousiani has taught at University College London and the Open University of Cyprus.

• Ancient Greek Language
• Translation Theory
• Greek Tragedy
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Athina Papachrysostomou is an Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Patras and a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies (April–June 2024). She specializes in Greek Comedy, particularly comic fragments, and collaborates on the international project 'KomFrag'. Her research spans Athenian Democracy, political thought, textual criticism, and phlyacography. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates psychological studies to analyze comic satire. She has authored monographs on playwrights like Amphis and Ephippus and contributes to academic volumes on ancient mysteries and political history.

• Greek Comedy
• Comic Fragments
• Athenian Democracy
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Professor Andrew Hiscock is a Professor of Early Modern Literature at Bangor University, with roles including former Dean of Postgraduate Research and Head of the Doctoral School. He specializes in early modern English and French literature, focusing on drama, women's writing, and memory studies. His research bridges Shakespearean studies with continental contexts, emphasizing cultural and textual representations of memory, violence, and European identity. His academic career includes fellowships at the Institut de Recherche sur la Renaissance (Montpellier) and editorial roles with journals like MLR and English . His major works include Shakespeare, Violence and Early Modern Europe (2022) and Reading Memory in Early Modern Literature (2011). Awards include the Ben Jonson Discoveries Award (2014) and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (2016–2018). His research spans interdisciplinary topics such as the intersection of Shakespearean drama with European politics, the role of memory in Renaissance texts, and the adaptation of classical works. He has supervised numerous postgraduate projects and contributed to international conferences on topics like early modern violence, dance in Shakespearean performance, and cross-cultural literary exchange. He holds leadership positions in scholarly societies, including the English Association and the Modern Humanities Research Association. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary debates on violence, memory, and cultural identity, reflecting a commitment to both textual scholarship and public engagement through lectures and museum collaborations.

• Early Modern Literature
• Drama Studies
• Women's Writing
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Nick Lowe is a Reader in Classics at the Department of Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London. He is affiliated with the Hellenic Institute and Greek Drama Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome. His research focuses on Ancient Greek literature, particularly Aristophanic comedy, dramatic theory, and the intersection of ancient beliefs with modern scholarly frameworks. He has contributed to projects such as the 'Reception of Greek antiquity in historical fiction.' His work explores themes like humor theory, ancient philosophy, and the cultural transmission of classical texts. Recent publications analyze Aristophanes' use of humor, E.R. Dodds' paranormal studies, and post-war hero narratives in Greek literature. Lowe has secured funding from the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for his project on Greek antiquity's influence in historical fiction. He collaborates with institutions like the Hellenic Institute and leads initiatives in Greek drama studies. His research bridges classical texts with modern theoretical approaches, emphasizing interdisciplinary methods.

• Classics
• Ancient Greek Literature
• Dramatic Theory
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