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Cristina Calhoon is a Senior Career Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Classics at the University of Oregon, College of Arts and Sciences. She teaches Latin and Italian language courses at all levels, as well as specialized courses on Roman women, classical mythology, Greeks and barbarians, and Roman culture.
Her research focuses on cultural interactions in the classical world, particularly between Romans and northern peoples, and on the representation of women in Roman literature and politics. Key themes include poison and desire in Roman literature, the public and private image of Empress Livia, and the symbolic representation of colonization in imperial art such as Trajan’s Column.
The available articles reflect a strong engagement with ancient historiography and visual culture. Her work analyzes Livy’s portrayal of Lucretia as a ritual scapegoat and explores the ideological colonization of natural spaces in the imagery of Trajan’s Column, indicating a scholarly interest in power, gender, and symbolic representation in the Roman world.
- Research Focus: Cultural identity, gender, sacrifice, and imperial ideology in Roman literature and art.
- Teaching: Latin, Italian, Roman women, mythology, and Greco-Roman cultural relations.
- Advising: Undergraduate academic and career advising in Classics.
