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Katharina Blaas is a Researcher in the DFG project "Reading Symmachus’ Letter Collection by the Book" at the Faculty of Humanities, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen. She collaborates with Durham University through a DAAD-funded visiting research appointment.
- Bachelor of Education (2021) in Latin Philology and History, University of Tübingen
- Master of Education (2022) in Latin Philology and History, University of Tübingen
Her research focuses on intergenerational relationships in the letters of Q. Aurelius Symmachus. The project examines how social, cultural, and economic capital were transmitted across generations in a fourth-century Roman senatorial family, analyzing the literary performance of these relationships in Symmachus' epistolary collection. She explores narrative sequences at both individual letter and structural levels, emphasizing the letters' role as a performative product of late antique elite social practices.
- "Macht und Familie. Intergenerationelle Relationen in den Briefen des Q. Aurelius Symmachus" (2023-2025, multiple conferences)
- "Quintus’ Women? Was wir über die Frauen in den Symmachus-Briefen sagen können (und was nicht)" (2024)
- "Father and Son. Readings in the seventh book of Symmachus’ Letters" (2024)
- "Narration of Identity/Identities in Symmachus' Letters" (2023)
She has received a DAAD research scholarship for doctoral students to support her dissertation work. Her affiliations include the DFG project team at Tübingen and the Tübingen-Durham Classics collaboration.
