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Dr Alice König is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Impact in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews. She holds a BA (First Class), MPhil, and PhD from King's and St John's Colleges, Cambridge. Her research focuses on intellectual history, intertextuality, and conflict narratives in ancient and modern contexts. She co-founded the Visualising War podcast, featuring over 80 episodes exploring narratives of war and peace across media. König’s work bridges academia and public engagement, including collaborations with theater companies and NGOs like Never Such Innocence. She has won teaching awards for pioneering 'applied Classics' and youth-led peace initiatives. Her recent publications include monographs on Sextus Julius Frontinus and co-edited volumes on literary interactions in the Roman Empire.
- Education:
- BA Hons (First Class), Classics, King's College Cambridge (1999)
- MPhil, Classics, King's College Cambridge
- PhD, Classics, St John's College Cambridge
- Research Interests:
- Social construction of expertise in ancient/modern cultures
- Intertextuality and cross-cultural interactions
- Battle narratives and peace studies
- Visual and digital humanities
- Awards:
- Teaching Excellence Award (2022)
- Sustainability in the Curriculum Prize (2021)
- McCall MacBain Teaching Excellence Award (2016)
Her research projects include the Visualising War and Peace initiative and the Visualising Peace Project, engaging youth in peace education. She contributes to BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time and collaborates with the RSE Young Academy on societal issues like academic freedom and tertiary education reform.
