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Harvey Yunis is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Rice University, where he also participates in the European Studies and Politics, Law & Social Thought programs. His research focuses on Greek rhetoric, tragedy, and political thought, with notable contributions on Athenian democratic discourse, ancient political literature, and the development of rhetoric from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Yunis earned his PhD from Harvard University. His current projects include editing papyrus fragments of Demosthenes' On the Crown and co-editing the Cambridge History of Rhetoric. He holds editorial roles at Rhetorica and Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought, and chairs the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
His research spans classical texts' political relevance, including studies on Plato's Phaedrus, Aristotle's Rhetoric, and Demosthenes' speeches. Recent work emphasizes political normativity in Aristotle and Athenian speech aesthetics. His publications blend textual analysis with historical contextualization, advancing understanding of Greco-Roman intellectual traditions.
Yunis has received major fellowships from the NEH, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and Center for Hellenic Studies, alongside grants from the Mellon and Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundations. His editorial leadership and interdisciplinary approach bridge classical studies with contemporary political theory, making ancient thought accessible for modern scholarly and pedagogical purposes.
