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Darrel Janzen is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Classics at Texas Tech University’s Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures department. He holds a PhD in Classics from Brown University (2018) and a BA in Classical Studies and History from the University of British Columbia (2011). His research focuses on Roman literature and society of the early Roman Empire (1st-2nd centuries CE), with specialties in spatial studies, environmental thought, and social epistemology. He is currently working on a book titled Seeking Solitude in Early Imperial Roman Literature from Tiberius to Hadrian.
His recent work analyzes pollution in Lucan’s epic landscapes, intertextual links between Lucan and Virgil, and depictions of enslaved people in Roman villa settings. He also explores social knowledge dynamics in Plautus’ Poenulus and acrostic references to the Hebrew Bible in Virgil. At Texas Tech, he teaches Latin/Greek language and classical civilization, emphasizing communicative teaching methods.
Notable awards include the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fellowship (2015-16) and the William Michaelides Graduate Fellowship (2011-12). His publications span Classical Philology, Vergilius, and edited volumes on Roman solitude and environmental narratives.
