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Aara Suksi is an Associate Professor of Classics at Western University's Department of Classical Studies within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. She holds a BA, MA, and PhD from the University of Toronto and maintains an active research profile focusing on Greek literature and culture, Ancient Greek language, myth, and gender in Ancient Greece.
Her research interests include intergenerativity and intertextuality in the ancient Greek literary tradition, gender and textuality, and the reception of Greek texts in Latin literature and contemporary writing. She has supervised multiple graduate students including Alexandra Dawson (PhD candidate on Euripidean supplication scenes), Jonathan Vickers (PhD candidate on dance in Greek culture), Cassie Mackenzie (MA on vision in Greek novels), and co-supervised Lisa Micheelsen from the University of Alberta.
Dr. Suksi has presented numerous papers at major conferences including the Classical Association of Canada and Society for Classical Studies, with recent presentations focusing on spatial narratives in Greek tragedy, heroic identity in epic, and gender dynamics in ancient literature. Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with both traditional philological approaches and contemporary theoretical frameworks.
Her publications span journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, with several forthcoming works including studies on Horace's Odes, Aeschylean tragedy, and Heliodorus' Aithiopika. Her work shows particular strength in analyzing spatial representations, gender dynamics, and intertextual connections across the Greek literary tradition.
Dr. Suksi has served as co-editor for special issues such as 'The Seasons: Greek and Roman Perspectives' in Mouseion, and has contributed book reviews to prestigious journals including University of Toronto Quarterly and Phoenix. Her scholarly activities demonstrate sustained engagement with both the technical aspects of classical philology and broader theoretical questions about ancient literature's continued relevance.
